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Minister of Justice of Canada Holding Consultations on New “Online Hate” Laws

On July 22, 2020, civil liberties associations were invited by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (MJAG) to participate in a roundtable discussion as part of consultations to “inform the development of legal remedies for victims of online … Continue reading

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Disappearance and Reappearance of OCLA’s Facebook Group

The OCLA has had a Facebook Group since its founding in September 2012. The group currently has over 4000 members. The group disappeared from Facebook sometime yesterday afternoon (July 28, 2020) and reappeared around noon today (July 29, 2020). OCLA … Continue reading

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Amazon’s Deplatforming of Ezra Levant’s China Virus Book is Wrong

The Ontario Civil Liberties Association has received documentation from Ontario lawyer Aaron Rosenberg showing that Amazon interfered with and repeatedly deplatformed his client’s book. The book is “China Virus: How Justin Trudeau’s Pro-Communist Ideology is Putting Canadians in danger”, by … Continue reading

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Criticism of DK Chu et al. on face masks for COVID-19 by professor Joseph Audie

Professor Joseph Audie wrote to OCLA’s researcher Denis Rancourt on July 14, 2020, to describe his observations about the “Chu et al.” article and its use by the WHO. Here is professor Audie’s letter, published with permission. Hello Dr. Rancourt, … Continue reading

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OCLA Recommends Civil Disobedience Against Mandatory Masking

(Available as a PDF here.) Municipal governments and authorities in Ontario are arbitrarily imposing face masks in the general population, without any reliable scientific basis, and in contradiction of the precautionary principle. There are significant anticipated harms from the widespread use … Continue reading

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Opposing Mandatory Face Masks in Ontario Municipalities

Ontario municipal governments and Medical Officers of Health are implementing or announcing intentions to implement mandatory face mask policies. OCLA’s position opposing mandatory use of face masks in the general population was expressed in our June 21, 2020 letter (en français ici) to … Continue reading

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OCLA Asks WHO to Retract Recommendation Advising Use of Face Masks in General Population

OCLA has sent a letter (en français ici) to the Director General  of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, asking him to retract the WHO’s recommendation advising the use of face masks in the general population to prevent COVID-19 transmission. … Continue reading

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OCLA Research Report 2020-1

The OCLA has published a research report (OCLA Report 2020-1) authored by OCLA researcher Dr. Denis Rancourt. The report is entitled “Criticism of Government Response to COVID-19 in Canada”. The Abstract reads as follows: We review the scientific literature about … Continue reading

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OCLA interviews Dr. Ashley Frawley on cancel culture

OCLA researcher Denis Rancourt interviews Dr. Ashley Frawley (Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences, Swansea University) about the need for freedom of expression in an era of increasing censorship and social mobbing. Ashley puts her recent public … Continue reading

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OCLA’s 2019 Year in Review

Dear OCLA Supporter, This email is to give you an update on the Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA)’s work and activities in 2019. 2019 OCLA Civil Liberties Award – Kelly Donovan Kelly Donovan, a police whistleblower and public-protection advocate, was … Continue reading

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