All posts for the month February, 2010

Cover-ups 101 at University of Ottawa

On January 14, Denis Rancourt – the University of Ottawa’s notorious “activist teacher” – released a report detailing allegations that the University hired a spy to covertly monitor his activities in the period leading up his (contested) dismissal. The accused spy has denied the allegations, University officials have systematically declined to comment (or else ignored [...]

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Media Update for February 25, 2010

News Summary and Comment: I start with two stories about two Canadians who were/are stranded outside Canada and subjected to torture. First, a new document has come out that partly blames Canadian officials for the torture of Ahmad El Maati. It appears that information was shared with foreign agencies that falsely and linked the men [...]

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Media Update for February 22, 2010

First off, I offer my apologies for the snafu with Saturday’s post. Ben Godby , who had agreed to post on Denis Rancourt and the disturbing goings-on at the University of Ottawa, came across new material and will now be posting this coming Saturday. The wait will be worth it. Again, as a primer you [...]

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