Author Archives: Joseph Hickey

Communiqué : L’ALCO demande à l’Université d’Ottawa d’arrêter son financement d’une poursuite privée pour diffamation

(Ottawa, le 28 août 2013) – L’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario (ALCO) a écrit au recteur Allan Rock et à la doyenne de la Section de common law de la Faculté de droit Nathalie Des Rosiers afin de demander … Continue reading

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Communiqué : L’ALCO demande justice pour Deepan Budlakoti au Ministre de l’Immigration

(OTTAWA, le 28 août 2013) – L’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario (ALCO) a demandé à l’honorable Chris Alexander, Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l’Immigration, de restaurer le statut de canadien au M. Deepan Budlakoti et d’annuler le processus … Continue reading

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Release: OCLA asks Immigration Minister to end injustice against Deepan Budlakoti

(OTTAWA, August 28, 2013) – The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) has asked The Honourable Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, to restore born and raised Canadian Deepan Budlakoti’s status and end deportation proceedings against him. Mr. Budlakoti was … Continue reading

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RELEASE: University of Ottawa tenure battle concludes this month, amongst allegations of inciting violence

OTTAWA, June 10, 2013 – An Ontario labour law arbitrator must decide whether former tenured full professor of physics, Denis Rancourt is a dedicated teacher and motivator of students or a dangerous individual who incites students to violence and is … Continue reading

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COMMUNIQUÉ : Dernier mois de bataille pour la permanence académique à l’Université d’Ottawa, entre autres des allégations d’incitation à la violence

OTTAWA, le 10 juin 2013 – Un arbitre des lois du travail de l’Ontario doit décider si l’ancien professeur titulaire en physique Denis Rancourt est un professeur devoué et innovateur ou un dangereux individu qui incite les étudiants à la … Continue reading

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myPrivacy website launched by MP Charmaine Borg

Ms. Charmaine Borg, MP for Terrebonne—Blainville in Québec has launched a website for her private member’s bill C-475, entitled An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (order-making power) The website is located at myprivacyonline.ca. “My bill increases … Continue reading

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Report on May 3 event: “Silence is Deadly”

On Friday, May 3, 2013, the OCLA hosted Dr. Alex Nataros of Montreal at a public talk entitled “Silence is Deadly: Dr. Alex Nataros on reporting medical errors”. Dr. Nataros is a medical resident at a McGill-affiliated hospital who was … Continue reading

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Silence is Deadly – May 3 OCLA event

Our event “Silence is Deadly: Dr. Alex Nataros on reporting medical errors” is scheduled for Friday, May 3 in Ottawa. Please see our events page for more information, at: https://ocla.ca/our-work/endorsed-events/ And at the event page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/648570518492423/?fref=ts

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Updates in Public Campaign to SCC Registrar

Updates in the OCLA’s public campaign regarding the conduct of the Supreme Court Registrar toward self-represented litigants can be read on our public campaigns page here: https://ocla.ca/our-work/public-campaigns/

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OCLA Supports Bill C-475

OCLA was contacted by Ms. Charmaine Borg, Member of Parliament (NDP), to comment on her Bill C-475, entitled An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (order-making power) A first hour of debate on Bill C-475 … Continue reading

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