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Letter to Canadian Senators re: Bill C-49

The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) has sent a letter today to the Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications and to all Canadian Senators opposing changes to Bill C-49 (Transportation Modernization Act), which in-effect stifle public … Continue reading

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OCLA Letter to Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

The OCLA sent a letter today to the Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship re: the Canadian government’s intent to deport Mr. Abdoul Abdi, and systemic violations of international law. The letter is online here and embedded below:

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OCLA’s 2017 Year in Review

  Dear OCLA Supporter,   This email is to give you an update about the OCLA’s work and activities in 2017.   OCLA statement calling for calm, reason, and objectivity   The OCLA called on the government and media to … Continue reading

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OCLA letter to Toronto City Councillors

The OCLA has written to the members of Toronto City Council asking them to deny a proposal by Councillor James Pasternak that would bar public demonstrations on the basis of projected or inferred political views. The letter is posted online … Continue reading

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OCLA letter to AG Ontario re: Criminal proceedings against James Sears and Lawrence St. Germaine

The OCLA has sent the following letter to the Hon. Yasir Naqvi, Attorney General of Ontario, regarding the criminal proceedings against James Sears and Lawrence St. Germain of Your Ward News. The letter is posted online here and embedded below: … Continue reading

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Response to the President of Dalhousie University

On October 22, the OCLA sent a letter to Dr. Richard Florizone, President of Dalhousie University opposing disciplinary proceedings instituted against student Ms. Masuma Khan over her postings on Facebook. The OCLA’s letter called for the repeal of university policies that … Continue reading

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Letter to the President of Dalhousie University

The OCLA wrote today to the President of Dalhousie University, regarding the university’s disciplinary proceedings against a student for her postings on Facebook. The OCLA’s letter is posted online here and embedded below. Letter OCLA to Dalhousie University President Florizone by … 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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OCLA Calls on the Government and Media to Exercise Calm, Reason and Objectivity

The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) calls on the government and media to exercise calm, reason and objectivity in civil rights matters. Civil rights are unjustly abated by reacting governments and opportunist media corporations in times when terrorist events have … Continue reading

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