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Mount Allison University Professor Rima Azar feels a strong identification to Canada. Born in Lebanon during a civil war, Azar developed a lasting appreciation for the freedoms of Canada, particularly free speech. An accomplished academic in the field of health psychology, she often discusses her views of political and social issues on her  personal blog Bambi’s Afkar from her unique perspective. However, she recently ran afoul of an individual who spotted comments denying that Canada is a racist country and criticizing Black Lives Matter as an organization.  The individual compiled an...

  SACKVILLE, N.B. -- A professor at New Brunswick's Mount Allison University has been suspended following an investigation into alleged "discriminatory conduct," according to school officials. Rima Azar, an associate professor of health psychology, will not be teaching next fall after the university hired an investigator to look into complaints from students about her conduct, Mount Allison spokesman Robert Hiscock said in an email Friday. "The complaints stemmed from student interactions as well as blog posts," he said. The complaints alleged discriminatory conduct, Hiscock said, adding...