U of O Watch mission, in the words of Foucault...

"One knows … that the university and in a general way, all teaching systems, which appear simply to disseminate knowledge, are made to maintain a certain social class in power; and to exclude the instruments of power of another social class. … It seems to me that the real political task in a society such as ours is to criticise the workings of institutions, which appear to be both neutral and independent; to criticise and attack them in such a manner that the political violence which has always exercised itself obscurely through them will be unmasked, so that one can fight against them." -- Foucault, debating Chomsky, 1971.

U of O Watch mission, in the words of Socrates...

"An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all." -- Socrates

video of president allan rock at work

Sunday, October 9, 2011

U of O student senator concerned about any university funding in the St. Lewis v. Rancourt defamation lawsuit


University of Ottawa student senator Joseph Hickey has followed the recent court appearances in the Joanne St. Lewis v. Denis Rancourt defamation lawsuit and reports his concern about possible University funding of the litigation:

Gowlings Partner Richard Dearden Suggests the U. of O. is Paying for the “House Negro” Case: St. Lewis v. Rancourt


A highly related recent post is this one:
University Senate motion would require president to answer university involvement in Joanne St. Lewis v. Denis Rancourt defamation lawsuit


As background, all related posts about the lawsuit are HERE.

Links to all pleadings and court documents in the lawsuit are HERE.

A Law Times media article about the lawsuit is HERE.
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