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Release: $1 million defamation suit involving the University of Ottawa goes to trial

(OTTAWA, May 13, 2014) – A $1 million defamation suit centred on and financed by the University of Ottawa is going to trial this week at the Ottawa Courthouse. St. Lewis v. Rancourt traces its origins to a 2008 student … Continue reading

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Communiqué : Poursuite en diffamation pour 1 000 000 $ impliquant l’Université d’Ottawa maintenant en procès

(OTTAWA, le 13 mai 2014) – Le procès d’une poursuite en diffamation pour 1 million de dollars financée par l’Université d’Ottawa débute cette semaine au Palais de justice d’Ottawa. Le cas de St. Lewis c. Rancourt remonte à un rapport … Continue reading

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Winter 2014 Newsletter

Dear OCLA Supporter, This email is to provide you with an update about OCLA’s work and activities over the winter season. Position paper on Ontario’s anti-SLAPP bill In January 2014, OCLA published a position paper criticizing Bill 83, Ontario’s proposed … Continue reading

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York U Press Conference re: Banned Student Group

In May 2013, York University banned a campus student group and trespassed one of its members (alumnus Hammam Farah) on charges of “academic disruption” for a rally held in the main large assembly venue on campus, Vari Hall. OCLA’s correspondence … Continue reading

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Letter to Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities

March 7, 2014 letter from OCLA to The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities, re: Improper use of public funds by the University of Ottawa: Letter from OCLA to Minister Duguid (March 7, 2014 ) by … Continue reading

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Release: Supreme Court of Canada refuses to address judicial bias loophole

(OTTAWA, March 6, 2014) – The Supreme Court of Canada has refused today to close a loophole that allows judges to circumvent their duty to address complaints of bias made against them by litigants. Three judges of the Court dismissed … Continue reading

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Communiqué : La Cour suprême du Canada refuse de regarder la partialité judiciare

(OTTAWA, le 6 mars 2014) – La Cour suprême du Canada a refusé aujourd’hui de corriger la faille qui permet aux juges de se soustraire à leur obligation de traiter les allégations de partialité à leur égard faites par des … Continue reading

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Update on Bill C-475

A vote was held and lost last week on Member of Parliament Charmaine Borg’s Bill C-475, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (order-making power).  OCLA supported Ms. Borg’s effort to hold organizations accountable in regards … Continue reading

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OCLA’s Position on Ontario’s Anti-SLAPP Bill: Letter to the Attorney General

The OCLA’s letter to Attorney General John Gerretsen is embedded below, followed by links to response by MPPs John R. O’Toole and Jack MacLaren, and the response of the Attorney General. Updates: 2013-12-11: Response from MPP John R. O’Toole to … Continue reading

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Quebec Court of Appeal rewrites law on SLAPP actions

OCLA believes that strong anti-SLAPP legislation is sorely needed in Ontario, and has signed on in support of Greenpeace’s Anti-SLAPP campaign to pass Ontario’s Bill 83, Protection of Public Participation Act, 2013. In this context, it is interesting to observe … Continue reading

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