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'The employer had to go with just-cause termination because it needed to send that message'

Memorial University's student union says the administration's decision to hire lawyers to fight an outspoken student in court is inexcusable, given the tight margins and poor infrastructure at the school.

Nobody disagrees that Matt Barter's protest was literally silent. But a Memorial University lawyer is arguing it meets the threshold for bullying and is asking the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador to set aside Barter's application.

'After they disciplined him, they gave him support, but they expected him to be able to function in the workplace and held him accountable for that'