The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) is non-profit organization dedicated to defending civil liberties.
Some of the ways in which we are active are:
- Making submissions to institutions, officials, and politicians;
- Intervening in court cases implicating civil liberties issues;
- Bringing matters to the media’s attention in order to publicly express our views about civil liberties issues;
- Holding public events and meetings on current civil liberties matters.
Please note that OCLA does not provide legal advice, cover litigation costs, or represent individuals in lawsuits.
If you would like to submit a case for our consideration, please contact us using the email form at our Contact page.
Please note that, due to our limited resources, we are not able to
respond to most messages we receive. Our limited capacity to respond
is not related to the importance of your message.
Please consult the links below as a starting resource.
Telling Your Story
If you are an individual whose civil liberties have been violated, we encourage you to document and publicly communicate your story. Clear and objective public communication is one of your most powerful tools in your efforts to obtain justice in your case.
Please consult the following guide to Telling Your Story at the link HERE (alternative link here), from Dr. Brian Martin’s Suppression of Dissent website.
Brian Martin’s site also includes the following sections:
- Speaking out: what you need to know (leaflet by Whistleblowers Australia)
- Suppression of dissent (leaflet)
- The whistleblower’s handbook
- Telling your story: how to go about writing your story for yourself and/or others
- Links to much more information
Resources for Self-Represented Litigants
- Resources for SRLs, National Self-Represented Litigants Project
- “Going it alone? Resources for Self-Represented Litigants”, by Marilyn Doyle, LawNow
- Ressources concernant l’auto-représentation juridique, Fondation du Barreau du Québec
