After two days of disciplinary hearings, on Jan. 28, Ryan Millet said he felt his side of the dentistry scandal had been heard.
“I did feel like there was a chance for me to share some of my perspective on the whole story and that was good,” Millet told CBC.
Millet is one of 13 male dentistry students at Dalhousie University who are under investigation for their involvement in a Facebook page linked to the program’s class of 2015. The students were suspended from clinical duties after misogynistic posts had been made in the group.
Halifax lawyer Bruce MacIntosh defended Millet on Jan. 19 in a letter published in the Chronicle Herald. In the letter, MacIntosh wrote Millet was the whistleblower who reported the posts.
A female student targeted in the Facebook group supports Millet’s efforts to have his suspension removed, MacIntosh said.
He also wrote that after Millet came forward, “no one stopped to interview the victims or the alleged perpetrators to determine which students were truly culpable.”
This is contrary to Dalhousie’s original claim, according to Dalhousie Student Union vice-president (academic and external affairs) Jacqueline Skiptunis.
“We’ve been consistently told that all of these students were consulted with, and that everyone has been heard out, and then to hear that that’s not the case is a little bit frustrating,” she said.
At a Jan. 21 press conference, MacIntosh addressed flaws in the university’s disciplinary process, including the fact information about the case against Millet has been kept private.
According to CBC, MacIntosh has urged the Dalhousie senate to restore Millet’s academic record and clinical privileges.
A decision from the university regarding the hearing is expected in early February.
