U OF O WATCH

This site is devoted to transparency at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. UofOWatch exposes institutional behaviour that is not consistent with the public good.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Rancourt files Statement of Defence in Joanne St. Lewis $1 million defamation lawsuit

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The Statement of Claim of University of Ottawa law professor Plaintiff Joanne St. Lewis has been posted and linked on several legal profess...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

This is what targeting a dissident tenured professor looks like at "Canada's university"

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Renowned workplace mobbing expert professor Kenneth Westhues concluded in a 2009 written report that the dismissal of full and tenured profe...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Anonymous interview with uoLeaks, towards student union accountability?

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UofOWatch contacted uoLeaks in order to obtain this interview that was completed today. (1) What is uoLeaks? Who is it? When did you sta...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

U of O law professor Joanne St. Lewis sues Rancourt for $1 million, will give half to a law student scholarship fund

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This is an update to the St. Lewis matter reported on this U of O Watch blog. As background, all related posts on the matter are HERE . A St...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

U of O president Allan Rock gets an A+ grade

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[Photo: Allan Rock at the UN, before becoming president of Canada's university.] On the occasion of publishing its 200 th post, U of O ...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

U of O disregards access to information law, refuses to provide undisclosed records to Ontario adjudicator

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On April 21, 2008, then physics professor Denis Rancourt made an access to information (ATI) request to the University of Ottawa for "...
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Friday, June 17, 2011

U of O institutional independence for sale to the Israel lobby

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Canadian universities have institutional independence guaranteed by a Supreme Court of Canada ruling. This independence from governments and...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

RUMOR::: Minto Group Inc. concerned about U of O donor recognition

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UofOWatch would like to report the rumor that Minto Group Inc. is considering a recognized donation to the University of Ottawa but that it...

U of O equips itself to expel students with perceived mental health problems

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The present UofOWatch commentary is sourced in THIS TODAY'S POST at the Student's-Eye View blog of student senator Joseph Hickey. ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Degree inflation and lost collegial governance at U of O in full swing

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The June 6, 2011, meeting of university senate at the University of Ottawa was remarkable in so many ways. Here are a few. After a rather le...
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Monday, June 6, 2011

Does Francois Houle know how to use English?

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As the present post shows, this is a fair question. In a May 20, 2011, message to student university senate member Joseph Hickey University ...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

U of O student union critical race theory burnout

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SFUO: Left in words, Right in deed? UofOWatch has learned that this letter (below) was duly sent (in cc) for publication to the student pape...
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

U of O neurosurgery malfeasance::: ALL SEVEN (7) employee and student unions denounce president's inaction

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All the professional and student unions at the University of Ottawa have written a joint letter (co-signed by seven union presidents, sent t...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

U of O neurosurgery malfeasance::: President Allan Rock refuses to investigate, letter to graduate student union

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It's starting to smell like one stinking pile of cover up, straight up to the top of the pile... The present commentary is based on the ...
Sunday, May 29, 2011

U of O student union clique election coup

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It happened this year at the University of Ottawa, "Canada's university". A clique of anti-oppression-trained student union ex...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Rock's senate: Democratic in name

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A university senate is intended to be an instrument of collegial governance that is the highest authority on all academic matters at the ins...
Monday, May 23, 2011

UofOWatch update::: Richard Dearden promises to sue

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THIS unfortunate matter is not going away. The following email exchange with Canadian top lawyer Richard Dearden shows that a lawsuit ag...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Rock's U of O is transparency-challenged, since 2007 media say

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It's gotten to the point where the media have noticed it: "Has topped academic list since 2007" -- Ottawa Citizen, May 21, 201...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

This blogpost has been removed

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This blogpost has been removed on June 7, 2014, pursuant to a June 6, 2014 court order of Justice Michel Charbonneau, in the St. Lewis v. R...

Yet another human rights tribunal case tied to U of O awaits adjudication

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THIS Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) Interim Decision shows yet another tribunal case of racism connected with "Canada's u...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Featured comment by former U of O professor Steve E Noble -- "Land of Rock"

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Dr. Steve E. Noble was a full-time professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. Having left the U of O, he feels he ha...
Friday, May 13, 2011

U of O and big pharma -- "Medication" for better life

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PRESS RELEASE: University of Ottawa signs agreement with the Centre for Drug Research and Development The University of Ottawa has a statuto...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

U of O union-busting posturing against part-time profs ends

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After many students (reportedly as many as 500 at a recent information event) expressed concerns that the summer semester would be disrupted...
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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Rock attempt to manipulate senate minutes on Israel fails

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University of Ottawa president Allan Rock tried to have the university Senate minutes changed via an unusual machination that in the end did...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Ottawa university presidents Rock and Runte make a pair

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Ottawa has two universities that market themselves with grand titles: " Canada's Capital University " (aka Carleton U) " ...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

U of O media relations manager on academic freedom in national press

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The National Post has recently quoted the new University of Ottawa manager of media relations Vincent Lamontagne at length regarding Lamon...
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Monday, May 2, 2011

Rancourt case -- Arbitration hearing day 1 -- Report

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A good day for transparency and public accountability See short background summary HERE . Today, May 2, 2011, was the first day of binding a...
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Friday, April 29, 2011

Report on racism at the School of Nursing - today's press conference and Michaelle Jean

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[April 29, 2011, press conference participants] The Centre for Equity and Human Rights (CEHR) of the Student Federation of the University o...
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