The Canadian Press NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR-The chair of the board of regents at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador has resigned after he was criticized for forwarding a pro-Palestinian campaign email he received from an alumna to her father. Glenn Barnes’ resignation took effect on Thursday. In a statement on the university’s website, the board said members held a special meeting Tuesday during which they concluded Barnes had breached their code of conduct when he shared the email in June. “The board thanks Mr. Barnes for his seven years of service and steadfast commitment to Memorial as a regent since 2017 and as chair since 2022,” the statement said. “As previously indicated, the privacy breach associated with this incident has been reported to the provincial Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner…
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