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A Letter to Public Health Officers

(Traduction en français disponible ici) Civil liberties are under attack in Canada and worldwide. On the basis of public health acts and infectious disease laws, limitations to constitutional rights are imposed through emergency orders by Canada’s medical officers of health … Continue reading

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Professors Write Open Letter Regarding University Vaccination and Testing Mandates

Four professors from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University sent an open letter to their university presidents on Sept. 1 stating their deep concerns with the universities’ COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies. The authors argue, with many references, that the universities’ policies … Continue reading

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Example of Pushback Against Vaccine Mandate in the Workplace

Julius Ruechel’s post “An Example of Courageous Pushback for Those Facing Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace” contains a letter sent by Toronto police constable Adrienne Gilvesy to her chief of police in response to an email sent to staff regarding … Continue reading

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A Letter to the Vaccinated

(Traduction en français disponible ici) Following their “Open Letter to the Unvaccinated”, an expanding group of Canadian scholars has now written a letter addressing “the vaccinated”. The writers expose the divisiveness of vaccination status and denounce the resulting rift in … Continue reading

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Statement on new Canadian government proposal to force injections on employees and travellers

(This statement is available as a PDF at the link here.) The Ontario Civil Liberties Association opposes the Canadian government proposal to force employees and travellers to be injected with vaccine products. This is an egregious violation of fundamental rights, … Continue reading

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Toronto District School Board considering motion to mandate vaccination or testing for staff

OCLA has been informed that the Toronto District School Board will consider a motion on August 17, 2021, to “develop a strategy and protocol to require COVID-19 vaccination or testing for staff”. A PDF file containing the motion was attached … Continue reading

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Ontario resident shares efforts to have face mask exemption recognized by Windsor mall

Ontario resident Ben Weigl has shared his story with OCLA about his efforts to get his local shopping mall to include information about face mask exemptions in its posters notifying customers about the mall’s mask requirement. As he explains below, Mr. … Continue reading

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A Letter to the Unvaccinated

(Traduction en français disponible ici) OCLA researcher Dr. Denis Rancourt and several fellow Canadian academics penned an open letter to support those who have decided not to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. The group emphasizes the voluntary nature of this medical … Continue reading

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Canadian government’s “Online Harms” legislation

The Canadian federal government sent an email this week to civil liberties associations and other groups announcing the opening of the government’s consultation period on its proposed “Online Harms Legislation”. The email included slides in an attachment with information about the … Continue reading

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Letter to Health Canada Calling for Ban on Glyphosate

(Traduction en français disponible ici) OCLA researcher Dr. Denis Rancourt has written a detailed letter to the Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) asking for the herbicide glyphosate to be banned in Canada. The letter, entitled “Glyphosate should be banned, … Continue reading

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