Category Archives: Letters

Lettre de l’ALCO : Affaire Hassan Diab et la protection des citoyens canadiens

L’ALCO a envoyé la lettre ci-dessous à la ministre de la Justice du Canada, concernant l’affaire du Dr Hassan Diab : Lettre de l’ALCO concernant Dr. Hassan Diab

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OCLA letter: Hassan Diab case and protection of Canadian citizens

The OCLA has written to the Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice of Canada, asking the Canadian government to secure the return and release of Dr. Hassan Diab to Canada. The letter can be read below: OCLA letter re: Hassan … Continue reading

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Email to Attorneys General of Canada re: OCLA report on Canadian defamation law

By Email February 4, 2016 Attorneys General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould, Suzanne Anton, Brad Cathers, Kathleen Ganley, Gord Mackintosh, Wade MacLauchlan, Madeleine Meilleur, Paul Okalik, Andrew Parsons, Serge Rousselle, Louis Sebert, Stéphanie Vallée, Diana Whalen, Gordon Wyant Honourable Attorneys General: … Continue reading

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OCLA letter: Canada’s threatened expulsion of refugee Mohamed Harkat

Update: Response from Minister Goodale dated March 2, 2016. The OCLA has written to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Hon. Ralph Goodale, asking him to stay deportation proceedings against Mohamed Harkat. The letter is posted at the … Continue reading

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OCLA letter: Unconstitutionality of Canada’s “Hate Speech” Criminal Code Provisions

The OCLA’s intervention letter to the Honourable Mr. Justice Butler of the Supreme Court of British Columbia was sent today. The letter is posted at the URL here, and on Scribd (see below):

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Letter to NDP Leader Thomas Muclair

The OCLA sent the following letter to NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair today, regarding freedom of speech for party candidates, in the context of the NDP’s decision to drop Morgan Wheeldon and Jerry Natanine as candidates because of their opinions regarding the … Continue reading

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Update: National Defence Policy on Searches in Cadet Summer Camps

Last summer, the OCLA wrote to Rear Admiral Jennifer Bennet, Chief Reserves and Cadets of National Defence expressing concerns over sweeping searches of youth participants in Canada’s cadet summer camp programs. The OCLA’s letter was covered in the Ottawa Citizen. … Continue reading

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OCLA Letter to PEN Canada re: “Censorship Tracker”

The OCLA’s letter to PEN Canada regarding the Censorship Tracker website and the case of Mr. Arthur Topham is embedded below and posted online here.

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OCLA Calls on Premier Wynne to Defend Freedom of Speech in Ontario

On October 2, 2014 the OCLA wrote to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne asking her to take action to protect freedom of speech in Ontario. The OCLA’s letter followed media reports of the Premier’s vow to defend freedom of speech in … Continue reading

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Letter to Attorney General of BC re: Hate Speech Proceedings against Arthur Topham

OCLA has today posted a public statement in defence of the civil rights of BC resident Arthur Topham, who faces prosecution under the “Hate Propaganda” sections of Canada’s Criminal Code for postings on his self-published website. Please consider signing a petition launched … Continue reading

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