Denis Rancourt
- January 10, 2024
- Professor
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Denis Rancourt Biography
| Name | Denis Rancourt |
| Birthday | Mar 23 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Canada |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Denis Rancourt is one of the most popular and richest Professor who was born on March 23, 1957 in Canada, Canada.
In November 2008, the Canadian Association of University Teachers announced that it would establish an Independent Committee of Inquiry (ICOI) with terms of reference to: 1) “examine the series of ongoing disputes between Rancourt and the University of Ottawa”; 2) “to determine whether there were breaches or threats to academic freedom and other faculty rights”; and 3) “to make any appropriate recommendations.” The Committee consists of three professors from York University, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Rider University. The Committee does not have a fixed time line to work with, but previous ICOI’s have generally taken two years to complete their investigation and publish a final report.
In December 2008, Rancourt’s research associate of over 12 years Dr. Mei-Zhen Dang was locked out of the laboratory and fired without notice, explanation or compensation. In February 2009 she sued the university and in August 2009 she won a settlement. Two graduate students of Rancourt were also claimants on the lawsuit and alleged that they had been punished for being in Rancourt’s research group. The graduate students stated they were intimidated with threats to their scholarships into dropping the lawsuit and their lawyer stated that a salient feature of the case is that “it has a very political nature.”
Denis Rancourt Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Professor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Denis Rancourt is one of the richest Professor from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denis Rancourt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In February, 2007, Rancourt published a controversial essay disputing prevailing theories of climate change on his blog. Alexander Cockburn writing in The Nation called it “one of the best essays on greenhouse myth-making from a left perspective”. On 26 October 2007, American Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) referred to the blog by Rancourt during a floor speech aimed at disputing evidence advanced by climate scientists. He noted that “Rancourt – a committed left-wing activist and scientist – believes environmentalists have been duped into promoting global warming as a crisis,” and quoted several points from the blog.
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On September 29, 2010, the Information and Privacy Commissioner (Ontario) released ruling PO-2915 in an access to information (ATI) case involving Rancourt and the University of Ottawa. It was shown that a letter dated September 6, 2007, sent to Rancourt by Rancourt’s dean questioning Rancourt’s “physical and mental well-being” was based entirely on emails exchanged with university high officials and the university Legal Counsel; suggesting “a broad plan to fire” Rancourt, as widely reported in the media.
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Denis Ranked on the list of most popular Professor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Denis Rancourt celebrates birthday on March 23 of every year.
In June 2011 University of Ottawa law professor Joanne St. Lewis sued Rancourt for $1 million over two U of O Watch blog posts about her. The Law Times (Canada) did a feature about the case on August 29, 2011.