Category Archives: Events

OCLA researcher Dr. Denis Rancourt will be a keynote speaker at the Canadian Centre for Learning’s launch event

Dr. Rancourt will be a keynote speaker, alongside Dr. Julie Ponesse and Anita Krishna, at the April 27, 2022, event. The Canadian Centre for Learning is an “interdisciplinary, collaborative higher learning community that provides opportunities for learners to study and … Continue reading

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

(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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Communiqué : Jeannette Tossounian recevra le prix de l’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario 2017

(OTTAWA, le 16 octobre 2017) – L’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario (ALCO) décernera son prix annuel à Mme Jeannette Tossounian lors d’une réception publique à Ottawa, Ontario, vendredi le 27 octobre à 19h00 (édifice de l’Alliance de la Fonction … Continue reading

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

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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Connie Fournier Receives the 2015 OCLA Civil Liberties Award

Mrs. Connie Fournier received the 2015 OCLA Civil Liberties Award at an event held in Kingston, Ontario, on Friday, November 13, 2015. Full details, including the video of the event and the text of Connie’s speech, are available here.

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Institutions Acting Beyond the State

OCLA Executive Director Joseph Hickey gave a presentation entitled “Institutions Acting Beyond the State” at the 8th Annual Conference of the Toronto Group for the Study of International, Transnational and Comparative Law at the University of Toronto, on May 2, … Continue reading

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York U Press Conference re: Banned Student Group

In May 2013, York University banned a campus student group and trespassed one of its members (alumnus Hammam Farah) on charges of “academic disruption” for a rally held in the main large assembly venue on campus, Vari Hall. OCLA’s correspondence … Continue reading

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Video from Oct. 20 event on Wealth Inequality and Civil Liberties

A public discussion on Wealth Inequality and Civil Liberties organized by David Burton and the Ontario Civil Liberties Association was held at the Main Branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Sunday, October 20, 2013. Video of the speakers at … Continue reading

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Report on May 3 event: “Silence is Deadly”

On Friday, May 3, 2013, the OCLA hosted Dr. Alex Nataros of Montreal at a public talk entitled “Silence is Deadly: Dr. Alex Nataros on reporting medical errors”. Dr. Nataros is a medical resident at a McGill-affiliated hospital who was … Continue reading

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Silence is Deadly – May 3 OCLA event

Our event “Silence is Deadly: Dr. Alex Nataros on reporting medical errors” is scheduled for Friday, May 3 in Ottawa. Please see our events page for more information, at: https://ocla.ca/our-work/endorsed-events/ And at the event page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/648570518492423/?fref=ts

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