Below are Frances Widdowson’s notes for the days in which she was not on the stand (Widdowson was not allowed to have notes while she was a witness). In taking these notes, Widdowson tried as hard as she could to create a quasi-transcript. As a result, there are numerous typos that have not been corrected, so as to make sure that these notes were contemporaneous. The witnesses that appeared are listed below in the Arbitrator’s decision. Reminder: Widdowson’s was fired because of six satirical Tweets (four of them satirizing the anonymous MRU Anti-Racism Coalition that was smearing her as a white supremacist), a complaint that was deemed to be frivolous, vexatious, and made in bad faith, and because she would not “accept responsibility” for violating rules that she did not know existed or “show remorse” for defending herself from about 30 faculty members who were “ganging up” on her and trying to push her out of the university.
Notes of Day 1 (January 16, 2023) – Opening Statements (pp. 1-7); Jennifer Pettit, Dean of Arts, Testimony in Chief (pp. 7-43)
Notes of Day 2 (January 17, 2023) – Jennifer Pettit, Dean of Arts, Testimony in Chief2 (pp. 1-4); Steve Eichler, Investigator, Testimony in Chief, complaints against the “Gang of 17” and Tim Haney (pp. 4-14); Eichler, Cross-Examination (pp. 14-21);
Notes of Day 3 (January 18, 2023) – Steve Eichler, Investigator, Cross-Examination (pp. 1-33)
Notes of Day 4 (January 19, 2023) – Geoff Hope, Investigator, Renae Watchman complaint, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-15) and Cross-Examination (pp. 15-32) and Re-Direct (pp. 33)
Notes of Day 5 (January 20, 2023) – Jennifer Pettit, Dean of Arts, Cross-Examination (pp. 3-31)
Notes of Day 6, (January 23, 2023) – Jennifer Pettit, Dean of Arts, Cross-Examination watching of March 5, 2023 AFC video (pp. 1-13), Pettit, Cross-Examination (pp. 13-18) , Pettit, Re-Direct (pp. 18-20); Jennifer Hawkins, Investigator, D.A. Dirks Complaint, Testimony in Chief (pp. 20-26); Hawkins, Cross-Examination (pp. 26-34); Hawkins, Re-Direct (pp. 34-35).
Notes of Day 7 (January 24, 2023) – Nadja Rence, Investigator, Gabrielle Lindstrom complaint, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-9); Rence, Cross-Examination (pp. 9-24); Tim Rahilly, President, Testimony in Chief (pp. 24-27); Rahilly, Cross-Examination (pp. 27-39)
Notes of Day 8 (January 25, 2023) – Renae Watchman, Complainant and former MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-12); Watchman, Cross-Examination (pp. 12-14).
Notes of Day 9 (January 26, 2023) – Gabrielle Lindstrom, Complainant and MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-13); Lindstrom, Cross-Examination (pp. 13-34); Lindstrom, Re-Direct (pp. 34-36).
Notes of Day 10 (January 27, 2023) – Tim Haney, Respondent and MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-6); Haney, Cross-Examination (pp. 6-15)
Notes of Day 11 (May 15, 2023) – Miriam Carey, Retired MRU Professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 3-8); Carey, Cross-Examination (pp. 8-13); Carey, Re-Direct (p. 13); Duane Bratt, MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 13-20); Bratt, Cross-Examination (pp. 20-26); Bratt, Re-Direct (pp. 26-27).
Notes of Day 12 (May 16, 2023) – Peter Choate, MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-5); Choate, Cross-Examination (pp. 5-11); Choate, Re-Direct (pp. 11-12); Mary-Lee Mulholland, MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 12-19); Mulholland, Cross-Examination (pp. 19-27)
Notes of Day 13 (June 12, 2023) – Elizabeth Evans, Former Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-53)
Notes of Day 14 (June 13, 2023) – Elizabeth Evans, Cross Examination (pp. 1-36)
Notes of Day 15 (June 14, 2023) – Elizabeth Evans, Cross Examination (pp. 2-17)
Notes of Day 16 (June 15, 2023) – Elizabeth Evans, Re-Direct (pp. 1-6); Jeremy Duffin, Freedom of Information Officer, Testimony in Chief (pp. 7-13); Duffin, Cross-Examination (pp. 13-17).
Notes of Day 17 (June 19, 2023) – Joe Anderson, MRU Professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-5); Anderson, Cross-Examination (pp. 5-13); Kelly Sundberg, MRFA Senior Grievance Officer, Testimony in Chief (pp. 13-27).
Notes of Day 18 (June 20, 2023) – Kelly Sundberg, Cross Examination (pp. 1-54)
Notes of Day 19 (June 21, 2023) – Sundberg, Cross Examination2 (pp. 1-17); Sundberg, Re-Direct (pp. 17-18); Lee Easton, MRFA President, Testimony in Chief (pp. 18-30); Easton, Cross Examination1 (pp. 30-56)
Notes of Day 20 (June 22, 2023) – Easton, Cross Examination 2 (pp. 1-17); Easton, Re-Direct (pp. 18-19); Sinclair MacRae, MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 19- 26); Sinclair MacRae, Cross-Examination (pp. 26-34).
Notes of Day 21 (October 23, 2023) – Marc Schroeder, Former MRFA President, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-24); Schroeder, Cross-Examination (pp. 24-53); Schroeder, Redirect (p. 53)
Notes of Day 22 (October 24, 2023) – Bob Uttl, MRU professor, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-11); Uttl, Cross-Examination (pp. 11-23); Widdowson Testimony in Chief (no notes, as Widdowson was on the stand)
Day 23 (October 25, 2023) – Widdowson Testimony in Chief (no notes, as Widdowson was on the stand)
Day 24 (October 26, 2023) – Widdowson Testimony in Chief (no notes as Widdowson was on the stand)
Day 25 (October 27, 2023) – Widdowson Testimony in Chief (no notes as Widdowson was on the stand)
Day 26 (November 9, 2023) – Widdowson Testimony in Chief (no notes as Widdowson was on the stand)
Day 27 (November 10, 2023) – Widdowson Cross-Examination (no notes as Widdowson was on the stand)
Notes of Day 28 (November 14, 2023) – Constable Kress, Calgary Police Officer, Testimony in Chief (pp. 1-4); Kress, Cross-Examination (pp. 4-13); Kress, Re-Direct (pp. 13-15). Widdowson Cross-Examination (no notes as Widdowson was on the stand)
Day 29 (November 15, 2023) – Widdowson Cross- Examination (no notes as Widdowson was on the stand)
Day 30 (November 16, 2023) – Widdowson Cross-Examination and Redirect (no notes as Widdowson was on the stand)
