University of Toronto Rescinds Folk Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Honorary Law Degree

University of Toronto Rescinds Folk Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Honorary Law Degree
Buffy Sainte-Marie speaks in Halifax on April 17, 2018. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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The University of Toronto has revoked an honorary Doctor of Laws degree awarded to folk singer and indigenous rights activist Buffy Sainte-Marie after a university committee recommended rescinding the honour.

The university said the Standing Committee on Recognition came to a resolution on revoking the degree in April, after receiving a petition on the issue in 2025, and the Governing Council approved the motion on May 13.