Ontario Civil Liberties Association
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| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Civil liberties advocacy |
| Headquarters |
180 Metcalfe Street, Suite 204 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 1P5 |
Region served | Ontario, Canada |
Executive Director | Joseph Hickey |
Volunteers | 4 executives[1] |
| Website | ocla.ca |
The Ontario Civil Liberties Association or OCLA is a non-profit organization in Ontario that was founded in 2013 to defend freedom of expression and civil liberties of individuals.[2]
OCLA has intervened in the public discourse on civil liberties, and on behalf of complainants,[3][4][5][6] and gives an annual civil liberties award.[7]
See also
- Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust
- Canadian Civil Liberties Association
- British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
- American Civil Liberties Union
References
- ↑ "Executive members page, OCLA web site. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ René Hardy for Ici Radio-Canada, January 23, 2013.L'Association ontarienne des libertés civiles voit le jour
- ↑ Toronto Mayor John Tory to introduce motion to end carding in the city, The Globe & Mail, July 7, 2015.
- ↑ Ontario’s gvmt, laws, and judges biased against pro-life cause: Civil Liberties Association, Life Site, May 1, 2015.
- ↑ The Freedom to Jest: Protecting our Democratic Right to Parody and Satire, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, April 7, 2015.
- ↑ Watchdog dismisses two complaints against Ottawa police, Ottawa Citizen, April 3, 2015.
- ↑ Canada: Dominatrix given civil liberties award, BBC News, October 22, 2014.
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