Dalhousie dental scandal protests draw range of protesters

About 200 people protested at DalhousieUniversity Friday to pressure the Halifax university overmisogynistic Facebook comments made by some men in the faculty of dentistry.

We spoke to three people to learn why they joined the march.

Don Brownrigg, Dalhousie alumnus (Kinesiology)

"I'm here as a Dal graduate and I'm here in solidarity of everybody that's affected by this. And I'm really affected too, because I held an allegiance to this school, but it's quickly fading after this. I'll be hesitant to say the name of my university [because of]the lack of a strong reaction after such a strong reaction of the community and the city as a whole and the country, to not have a strong firm statement and to be so passive about it."

Mary-Colin Chisholm, actress, director

"I'm really heartened by the response this time from people who have had enough. I was waiting for some real communication from the university and I really distrusted the kind of spin and the immediate deflection of putting responsibility on the women to come up with the consequences that these guys should have. I work in theatre and TV;I do a lot of comedy, and I just want to say to the boys:man, you're so not funny."

Mahbubur Rahman, vice-president atDalhousie Student Union

"I came to show my solidarity. I think it's unfortunate that it happened at Dalhousie. Ihave two daughters and I'm worried about which future they are being brought. I need to work towards that goal, personally. I'm concerned about in which world my daughters will be growing up. At this instant, I want ... those victims of the incident to get proper justice."