Category Archives: Press Releases

OCLA Calls on MPs to Reject the Use of the Emergencies Act to Crush Peaceful Protest at Parliament Hill

The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) sent the following email today to Canadian Members of Parliaments and Senators. A PDF of the email can be read at the link here. Dear Member of Parliament, There is no national emergency caused … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Media Advisory: Ontario must fix its uniquely defective privacy protection laws

Media Advisory: The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) asked each of the leaders of the four main political parties of Ontario to commit to fixing the egregiously flawed access to information and protection of privacy laws of Ontario. To this date, … 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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Media Notice: OCLA condemns the inoperative civil right of physician-assisted dying of a grievously ill patient in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Grievous and irremediable medical conditions give rise to circumstances in which any administrative delay is a denial of justice regarding the civil right of physician-assisted dying (PAD).   The OCLA condemns that such inadmissible delays occur in Ontario, despite the … Continue reading

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