A group of individuals disrupted the 2023 Giller Prize gala ceremony to protest ties between the Giller Prize’s now-former lead sponsor, Scotiabank, and an Israeli arms manufacturer.
A group of individuals disrupted the 2023 Giller Prize gala ceremony to protest ties between the Giller Prize’s now-former lead sponsor, Scotiabank, and an Israeli arms manufacturer.
A º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøwoman charged with mischief after allegedly disrupting the 2023 Giller Prize gala ceremony has had her case withdrawn by crown prosecutors.
Court documents obtained by the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøStar confirm the case was dropped last Thursday, more than two years after the event.
The 40-year-old woman was one of five people who were arrested in connection with the incident at the prestigious literary award ceremony on Nov. 13, 2023, during which a group of individuals interrupted the gala to protest ties between the Giller Prize’s now-former lead sponsor, Scotiabank, and an Israeli arms manufacturer.Â
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Neither º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøpolice nor the crown immediately responded to questions about why the woman’s case was withdrawn.Â
After the 2023 event, which was hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel, º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøpolice charged three people with one count each of committing mischief and using forged documents to gain access to the invitation-only, televised award ceremony. Two others, including the woman whose case was withdrawn on Thursday, were charged after the fact.Â
The woman was the last arrestee to have her case withdrawn, after the four others had their charges dropped in December 2024.Â
With files from Richie Assaly.
Joshua Chong is a Toronto-based arts critic and culture reporter
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