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Email: MPPs must vote down motion censuring BDS to protect free speech

The OCLA sent the following email this evening to Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) of Ontario: [scribd id=332848311 key=key-dNyDUq55RcXS8DWjU5w5 mode=scroll]

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OCLA Letter to PEN Canada re: “Censorship Tracker”

The OCLA’s letter to PEN Canada regarding the Censorship Tracker website and the case of Mr. Arthur Topham is embedded below and posted online here.

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OCLA’s complaint regarding Ottawa Police Association President Matt Skof

Summary: The president of the Ottawa Police Association (the Ottawa police officers’ union) wrote a letter to the president of Carleton University demanding that criminology professor Darryl Davies apologize for statements he made critical of policing in Ontario. The police … Continue reading

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Update About Dr. Alex Nataros

Dr. Alex Nataros spoke at a public event hosted by the OCLA last May about whistleblowing in the medical system. Fortunately, Dr. Nataros he has been allowed back to work at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal. Here is an update on his … Continue reading

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140 Groups Call for Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Ontario

Click the image above to go to today’s press release for a Greenpeace-organized campaign calling for Anti-SLAPP legislation in Ontario.

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Dr. Brian Martin’s Guide to Speaking Out

Telling your story can be an empowering first step for individuals who find themselves at odds with society’s powerful groups and feel that their civil liberties have been infringed upon or removed. Dr. Brian Martin of Australia has provided some … 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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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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