If a student concerned about transparency comes to a public University Senate meeting (at publicly funded University of Ottawa) with a camera wanting to discuss Senate filming with senators, then call Ottawa Police and have him arrested on false criminal charges.
Note that one of the executives of the university corporation to directly intervene was VP-Governance Nathalie Des Rosiers, now General Counsel (head) of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA). (See author's request for her resignation HERE.)
Here is a video of the December 1, 2008, arrest at University Senate:
STEP-2: REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
Here, graduate student union (GSAED) representative Federico Carvajal asks President Allan Rock to include the question of police interventions in campus politics in his campus community consultations towards a better student experience...
STEP-3: EXPLAIN ANTI-TRANSPARENCY POLICY
Here, at the next meeting of Senate, Allan Rock (President AND Chair of the Senate) explains that filming is not allowed because tenured professor senators own their images and their words in public Senate discussions...
STEP-4: IMPOSE SENATE FILMING AND PUBLIC POSTING
Without any debate at Senate about the tenured professor "faces", "words", and "actions" that would be recorded for public display, President Allan Rock then brings in mandatory filming and posting of all Senate meetings.
None of the brave souls who opposed filming made a peep.
STEP-5: INTERVENE TO HAVE CROWN DROP ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST STUDENT
Although Allan Rock had stated (above video) that it would be highly improper to intervene in a matter that was before the courts, his administration did contact the Crown to have all charges against the student dropped. The Crown stated that it found this matter "not in the public interest to pursue" after it was contacted by the University of Ottawa: HERE.
The following year, the Rock administration arbitrarily expelled student Marc Kelly from his study program and barred him from all campus grounds without providing any reason: HERE.
>>> For a complete history of Allan Rock's conflict with student Marc Kelly please see these reports: HERE.
>>> For a history of Allan Rock and his many similar episodes see this summary: HERE.
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