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Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund

The Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund seeks to fund an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal in support of the freedom to criticize.

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Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund

Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund

Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund

Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund

Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund

The Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund seeks to fund an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal in support of the freedom to criticize.

The Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund seeks to fund an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal in support of the freedom to criticize.

The Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund seeks to fund an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal in support of the freedom to criticize.

The Denis Rancourt Legal Defence Fund seeks to fund an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal in support of the freedom to criticize.

Adele Mercier
Adele Mercier
Adele Mercier
Adele Mercier
1 Campaign |
Ottawa, Canada
$4,913 USD $4,913 USD 63 backers
46% of $10,542 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Please help Canada’s Professor Denis Rancourt fight for justice and the freedom to criticize


Donate $5, $10, $25, $50

We need at least $15,000 
just for access to the court transcripts!
Without this we cannot go on appeal. 

If only 300 people give $50 we can reach our goal.


Please help spread the word!


Sign U.S. Activist Cynthia McKinney's petition to Beverley McLachlin: 

     Give Denis Rancourt a fair trial


Visit the Ontario Civil Liberties Association's public campaign:

     "Public Money Is Not For Silencing Critics" 


What the jurors were not allowed to hear:

     Former University of Ottawa Student Senator Hazel Gashoka

     Expert opinion of six term USA Congresswoman C. McKinney

     Expert report of Professor Adèle Mercier, Queen's University

     Mercer, "Universities should not be funding defamation lawsuits"


All background information here:

Denis Rancourt's Google Scholar Page 

Denis Rancourt's Wikipedia Page

D. Rancourt, "Hierarchy and Free Expression in the Fight Against Racism"

University Administration's treatment of Rancourt prior to St. Lewis lawsuit

Union: "Decision on Rancourt's firing undermines academic freedom" 

Denis Rancourt boycotts his own trial for libel, citing 'kangaroo court'

All U of O Watch blog posts about St. Lewis v. Rancourt lawsuit 


Letters of support for Denis Rancourt following his dismissal in 2009:

From associations

From prominent observers

From professors outside the University of Ottawa

From students and community members

From outside observers


The Committee of Concerned Faculty endorses this campaign 

Claude Lamontagne      Mark Mercer       Adèle Mercier     Michel Seymour

Université d'Ottawa      Saint Mary's U.      Queen's U.         U. de Montréal


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