Author Archives: Joseph Hickey

OCLA’s position covered on 570 News

OCLA was contacted yesterday for an interview on 570 News’ The Jeff Allan Show in Kitchener-Waterloo yesterday about a lobbying effort by the British Columbia police to obtain the power to confiscate drivers’ cell phones as punishment for distracted driving. … Continue reading

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PRESS RELEASE: OCLA calls for investigation of Supreme Court Registrar’s conduct towards self-represented litigants

OTTAWA, March 6, 2013 – The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) has asked Beverly McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, to take action on serious concerns about the conduct of the Registrar of the Supreme Court towards … Continue reading

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COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE : L’ALCO demande une enquête sur la conduite du registraire de la Cour suprême du Canada envers les parties non-représentées

OTTAWA, le 6 mars 2013 – L’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario (ALCO) a demandé à Beverly McLachlin, juge en chef de la Cour suprême du Canada, d’agir par rapport à la conduite du registraire de la Cour suprême qui … Continue reading

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Report on OCLA Launch Event

Dear OCLA supporter, Re: OCLA Launch Event of January 25, 2013 This note is to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who made it out to the OCLA Launch Event of Friday, January 25! More than 60 people were … Continue reading

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OCLA Launch: Guest Speakers / Lancement d’OCLA : discours des invités

Guest speakers Prof. Benoît Awazi, Prof. Steven E. Noble, and Dr. Waleed AlGhaithy participated at last Friday’s OCLA Launch Event. Video of our guest speakers’ talks is below. * Text of Prof. Noble’s speech is available HERE.

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OCLA : Peut-on tout dire ?

Cliquez ici pour lire cet excellent compte-rendu du lancement d’OCLA et des discours des invités, écrit par Lina Maret de La Rotonde, journal francophone des étudiant(e)s de l’Université d’Ottawa.

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L’OCLA dans Le Droit

Un article par Louis-Denis Ebacher a paru dans Le Droit, un journal francophone de la région Ottawa-Gatineau, le vendredi passé. Cliquez ici afin de lire cet article, intitulé “L’Association des libertés civiles de l’Ontario voit le jour”.

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L’OCLA sur CJFO FM à Ottawa / OCLA on CJFO FM

Reportage et entrevue sur le lancement d’OCLA par M. Benjamin Vachet du CJFO FM, radio francophone de la région Ottawa-Gatineau. Cliquez le lien ci-dessous pour écouter : CJFO FM “En direct d’ici” (25 janvier 2013) The OCLA was featured on … Continue reading

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OCLA on Radio-Canada / L’OCLA sur Radio-Canada

The OCLA was featured on Radio-Canada this afternoon on its show “Le midi trente Ontario”, which is broadcast across Ontario. Listen to the report and interview with Executive Director, Joseph Hickey (in french) below: Reportage sur le lancement d’OCLA et … Continue reading

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PRESS RELEASE: Ontario’s own civil liberties association is born

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ontario’s own civil liberties association is born OTTAWA, January 22, 2013 – “There is a crying need in Ontario for a civil liberties association that stands for civil liberties.” – Founding Principles, Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA). … Continue reading

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