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Recent Work
Dec. 4, 2018: Donald Best receives the 2018 OCLA Civil Liberties Award
Oct. 23, 2018: OCLA statement on the hiring of third-party psychiatrists and psychologists to opine on the dangerousness of individuals
Oct. 13, 2018: Release: Facebook purge of political content is a fundamental assault against democracy
Oct. 5, 2018: Constitutional challenge of Ontario's vague bylaw variance law (re: housing development)
Sep. 12, 2018: OCLA statement on the notwithstanding clause controversy
Jul. 24, 2018: Letter to the incoming Attorney General of Ontario, Hon. Caroline Mulroney
Jul. 16, 2018: Letter re: Imprisonment of Canadian Monika Schaefer in Germany for a video expressing a view about the Nazi holocaust
Apr. 20, 2018: OCLA statement on #ReconnectAssange
Apr. 15, 2018: Media Advisory: Ontario must fix its uniquely defective privacy protection laws
Media Coverage
Dec. 4, 2018: "Detective turned whistle-blower wins civil liberties award" Ottawa Citizen
Nov. 20, 2018: "No complaints to patient ombudsman on armband policies" London Free Press
Sep. 13, 2018: Interview re: Ontario's use of the notwithstanding clause The Craig Needles Show
Sep. 12, 2018: "Ottawa homeowner fighting condo development with constitutional challenge" Canadian Lawyer Magazine
Aug. 9, 2018: "How the Saudi-Canada feud is playing out in Arab media" VICE News
Jul. 17, 2018: Interview re: Monika Schaefer case | Callers The Evan Soloman Show
Category Archives: Press Releases
Release: OCLA statement on the hiring of third-party psychiatrists and psychologists to opine on the dangerousness of individuals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ONTARIO CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION POSITION STATEMENT AND INVITATION TO VICTIMS The widespread practice of hiring third-party psychiatrists and psychologists to opine on the dangerousness of individuals is repugnant in a free and democratic society, OCLA (Ottawa, … Continue reading
Communiqué : ALCO prend position sur la pratique consistant à faire appel à des tiers psychiatres et psychologues pour juger de la dangerosité des individus
La pratique généralisée consistant à faire appel à des tiers psychiatres et psychologues pour juger de la dangerosité des individus est répugnante dans une société libre et démocratique, ALCO (Ottawa, le 23 octobre 2018) – Il est devenu courant en … Continue reading
Release: Facebook purge of political content is a fundamental assault against democracy
(Ottawa — October 13, 2018) The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) is concerned that Facebook has actuated a massive purge of accounts that feature independent journalism and political content, for the reasons given of alleged spamming, profit seeking, misrepresentation of … Continue reading
OCLA statement on the notwithstanding clause controversy
Doug Ford, Harper gerrymandering, activist judgements, media blind spots, and freedom of expression Ontario Civil Liberties Association statement on the notwithstanding clause controversy (Ottawa, September 12, 2018) — The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) has expertise in the law of … Continue reading
OCLA supports opponents of Ontario’s vague and unfair planning law
The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) sides with Ottawa residents who are challenging the constitutionality of the so-called “minor variance” bylaw-variance provision of Ontario’s Planning Act. Dr. Hadi Salmasian’s constitutional challenge of section 45(1) of the Planning Act, his challenge … Continue reading