At Toronto event, Margaret Atwood reiterates need for due process in Galloway case

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Mohsen, S. (2026, October 16). At Toronto event, Margaret Atwood reiterates need for due process in Galloway case. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/at-toronto-event-margaret-atwood-reiterates-need-for-due-process-in-galloway-case/article_e2865efc-43de-59b6-af48-c72d95c2f54e.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-16 · by Sadeen Mohsen

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Margaret Atwood addressed the need for due process during Steven Galloway's defamation trial at a Journalists for Human Rights event in Toronto. Atwood was receiving an award when she discussed her support for an open letter from November 2016 that advocated for an investigation into how UBC managed the Galloway case.
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📰 Margaret Atwood On Due Process
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“The articles describe different events, one being Steven Galloway's testimony in his defamation trial in Vancouver and the other Margaret Atwood speaking about due process at an event in Toronto.”
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“The articles discuss related events but refer to different specific occurrences: one about Steven Galloway's testimony in his defamation trial and another about Margaret Atwood reiterating her stance at an event in Toronto.”
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Sadeen Mohsen
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Topics

Journalists for Human Rights TORONTO Vancouver the University of British Columbia

Subjects

TORONTO GPE · 2× Atwood PERSON · 1× Galloway PERSON · 1× Journalists for Human Rights ORG · 1× Margaret Atwood PERSON · 1× Steven Galloway PERSON · 1× Vancouver GPE · 1× the University of British Columbia ORG · 1×

Narrative

Atwood, who was receiving an award at a Journalists for Human Rights event, spoke about her decision to sign an open letter in November 2016 calling for an investigation into how the University of British Columbia handled the Galloway case.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star
At Toronto event, Margaret Atwood reiterates need for due process in Galloway case · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

As Steven Galloway concluded his testimony in his defamation trial in Vancouver, in Toronto, author Margaret Atwood reiterated her stance as a defender of due process in his case. asserted
Atwood → conclude → case
Atwood, who was receiving an award at a Journalists for Human Rights event, spoke about her decision to sign an open letter in November 2016 calling for an investigation into how the University of British Columbia handled the Galloway case. asserted
University → receive → case
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