The Students’ Association of Mount Royal University (SAMRU) presents itself as a representative voice — a space of advocacy and student support.
But when it came to raising valid Indigenous concerns, these staff members offered no meaningful intervention, assistance, or follow-up. Their silence enabled deeper harm.
SAMRU Staff Involved
Student Representation Lead(s)
Role: Supposed point-of-contact for academic conflicts and institutional advocacy.
Issue: Failed to provide any procedural or moral support after concerns were raised regarding academic mistreatment, financial retaliation, and systemic discrimination. Emails were either ignored or deflected with vague justifications. No escalation, no investigation, no allyship.
SAMRU Administrative Staff
Role: Overseeing communications, conflict resolution, and equity within the student body.
Issue: Expressed verbal sympathy while refusing to document any actions or create a formal record. Repeatedly failed to push concerns toward MRU faculty leadership or initiate transparency. Functioned more as liability managers than student defenders.
Governance Advisors (if any were contacted)
Role: Internal policy advisors guiding SAMRU's compliance and outreach strategy.
Issue: If consulted, offered no protective framework for Indigenous students and failed to uphold SAMRU’s own equity statements. Either unwilling or unable to challenge MRU structures that were causing visible harm.