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Independent Committee of Inquiry to examine the situation of Dr. Denis Rancourt at the University of Ottawa

Terms of Reference

1. To investigate the ongoing series of disputes between Dr. Rancourt and the University of Ottawa;

2. To determine whether there were breaches of or threats to academic freedom and other faculty rights;

3. To make any appropriate recommendations.

Committee Members

Chair

Dr. Joyce Lorimer, Professor, Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University Members

Members

Dr. Walter Whiteley, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON
Dr. Jeffrey Halpern, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ