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Crowdfunding for defendants in fired UBC prof’s lawsuit hits almost $50,000 in 24 hours
A Canadian author has launched a campaign to help people named in a defamation lawsuit filed this week by the former chair of the creative writing program at UBC.
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UNBC grad student identified as defendant in Galloway lawsuit alleging defamation
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