Author Archives: Joseph Hickey

Release: Jeannette Tossounian to Receive the 2017 OCLA Civil Liberties Award

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Joseph Hickey

(Ottawa, October 16, 2017) — The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) will present its 2017 Civil Liberties Award to Jeannette Tossounian at a public event in Ottawa, Ontario, on Friday October 27 (7pm, PSAC building, 233 Gilmour St., Ottawa, Ontario). … Continue reading →

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OCLA’s 2016 Year in Review

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Joseph Hickey

  Dear OCLA Supporter,   It has been a busy year for our small, dedicated and volunteer-based organization! We have made many interactions and contacts, concentrating on the most egregious Ontario cases that do not easily receive attention from other … Continue reading →

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Photos and report from the 2016 OCLA Civil Liberties Award — Bruce Allan Clark

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Joseph Hickey

The OCLA was honoured to present its 2016 Civil Liberties Award to Dr. Bruce Allan Clark at a public event in Ottawa, Ontario on Friday, October 14, 2016. Dr. Clark gave an address (text available here) about the central constitutional … Continue reading →

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Communiqué : Le Dr Bruce Allan Clark recevra le prix de l’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario 2016

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Joseph Hickey

(OTTAWA, le 11 octobre 2016) – L’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario (ALCO) décernera son prix annuel au Dr Bruce Clark lors d’une réception publique à Ottawa, Ontario, vendredi le 14 octobre à 19h00 (édifice de l’Alliance de la Fonction … Continue reading →

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Pétition de l’ALCO pour autoriser les caméras dans les tribunaux de l’Ontario

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Joseph Hickey

(ONTARIO, le 11 avril 2016) – L’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario a lancé une pétition en ligne demandant à la ministre de la Justice Madeleine Meilleur d’autoriser les caméras dans les tribunaux de l’Ontario. La pétition est au lien … Continue reading →

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OCLA Petition “Allow Cameras in Ontario’s Courts”

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Joseph Hickey

The OCLA has launched an online petition calling on Ontario’s justice minister Madeleine Meilleur to “Allow Cameras in Ontario’s Courts”. The petition is on change.org at the following link: https://www.change.org/p/madeleine-allow-cameras-in-ontario-s-courts The petition text is as follows: * * * Allow … Continue reading →

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Release: OCLA intervenes in the Topham constitutional challenge of the hate speech provisions of the Criminal Code

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Joseph Hickey

(Quesnel, BC, January 13, 2016) – The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) has intervened in the on-going constitutional challenge of the hate speech provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada. The constitutional challenge was separated from the criminal trial in … Continue reading →

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Report from the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS) 2015

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Joseph Hickey

I had the good fortune of attending the CELS 2015 in St. Louis, MO last week (Oct. 29-31). This was for my PhD research, not for the OCLA. However, as the research presented at the conference is of interest to … Continue reading →

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Free Speech for Candidates

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Joseph Hickey

I was an in-studio guest yesterday on CBC Radio’s call-in show “Ontario Today”, hosted by Rita Celli. The title of the show was “Canning candidates: Is it good for democracy?” and the topic was the expulsion of candidates by the … Continue reading →

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Advisory: Faculty, Students, Civil Society Groups to Condemn York University for Rights Violations

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Joseph Hickey

(TORONTO, March 24, 2014) – Civil rights organizations, student groups, and faculty members will speak out Tuesday against violations of civil rights by the York University administration. They will condemn administrative suppression of the rights of student groups to free … Continue reading →

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