Ontario Public Interest Research Group

Ontario Public Interest Research Group is a decentralized network of local Public Interest Research Groups located in the province of Ontario, Canada.

OPIRG was founded in 1972 after a speech by Ralph Nader at the University of Waterloo.[1]

Unlike the U.S. PIRG, each OPIRG operates independently on the local level, with members deciding which action projects to pursue. OPIRG has no affiliations with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

Multiple OPIRG groups have been targets of defunding campaigns by conservative groups.[2]

References

http://qpirgmcgill.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PIRG-Power-.pdf | Karen Farbridge and Peter Cameron. (Summer 1998). Alternatives Journal 24.3 - PIRG Power.
https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/defunding-the-public-interest | Claire O'Connor and Kalin Stacey. (September 1, 2012). Briarpatch Magazine - Defunding the public interest.

External links

OPIRG Network

Public Interest Research Groups

People

Related organizations

Consumer protection
Organizations	ANEC Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now BEUC CableHell Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Center for Auto Safety Chamber for Workers and Employees Choice Citizens Advice Citizens Advice Edinburgh Citizens Advice International Citizens Advice Scotland Citizens Advice outside the United Kingdom Connecticut Citizen Action Group Consumentenbond ConsumerLab.com Consumer Alert Consumer council of Fiji Consumer Direct Consumer Federation of California Consumer NZ Consumer organization Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan Consumer Rights Directive 2011 Consumers Council of Canada Consumers' Association Consumers' Federation of Australia Consumers International Consumers' Coalition Consumers' Research Consumers Union CU Japan Consumer Watchdog Consumer Watchdog (Botswana) Konsumentenbund Euroconsumers Foodwatch Franchisees and Dealers ICRT Labdoor Open Food Facts Option consommateurs Stiftung Warentest StopBadware Swedish Consumers' Association Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations Test-Achats Truth in Advertising Union fédérale des consommateurs
Magazines	Akher Saa Beobachter Choice Consumer Reports Consumers' Checkbook dTest Ethical Consumer Finanztest Guter Rat Pirkka Spendere Meglio Stiftung Warentest Which?
Television	The Checkout Don't Get Done, Get Dom Fair Go Fake Britain Fake or Fortune? Fight Back! with David Horowitz Food Inspectors Gruen The Investigators JE Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Marketplace Rip Off Britain Rogue Traders Short Change Street Cents Target That's Life! Watchdog
Lists	List of consumer organizations ICRT Members Consumer organization
Issues	Airline complaints Antitrust Better Business Bureau Class action Competition policy Competition regulator Consumer complaint Consumer organization Cooling-off period Credit and debt Extended warranty Fairtrade labelling Federal Trade Commission Food safety List of food labeling regulations Mandatory labelling Ombudsman Planned obsolescence Product recall Telephone Consumer Protection Act Transparency (market) Unfair competition
People	Pamela Gilbert Joanna Guy Ted Halstead Arshad Hasan Tom Hucker Jim Jontz Gene Karpinski Florence Kelley James Love Ralph Nader Anthony Pollina Phil Radford Joyce Elaine Roop Donald Ross Gene Russianoff Celeste Thorson Michael Vernon
Governmental entities	Banking Standards Board Bureau of Consumer Protection Consumer Financial Protection Bureau European Consumer Centres Network Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety INDEPABIS National Homelessness Advice Service Office of Fair Trading Office for Fair Trading (Malta) Office for Fair Trading (Isle of Man) Pension Wise Water Industry Commission for Scotland Witness Service
Competition regulators	Administrative Council for Economic Defense Anti-Monopoly Committee (Ukraine) Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Autoridade da Concorrência Autorité de la concurrence Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities Comisión Federal de Competencia Comisión Nacional de la Competencia Commerce Commission Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Competition & Markets Authority Competition Appeal Tribunal Competition Bureau (Canada) Competition Commission Competition Commission of India Competition Commission of Pakistan Competition Commission of Singapore Directorate-General for Competition Fair Trade Commission (Japan) Fair Trade Commission (South Korea) Fair Trade Commission (Taiwan) Federal Antimonopoly Service Federal Cartel Office Federal Trade Commission Financial Markets Authority (New Zealand) Industrial Commission International Competition Network International Financial Services Commission (Belize) Italian Competition Authority Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China National Board for Prices and Incomes Netherlands Competition Authority Norwegian Competition Authority Philippine Competition Commission Queensland Competition Authority Securities Commission of New Zealand Superintendency of Industry and Commerce United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)	Alaska PIRG Arizona PIRG California PIRG Colorado PIRG Connecticut PIRG Georgia PIRG Illinois PIRG Iowa PIRG Maryland PIRG Massachusetts PIRG Minnesota PIRG Missouri PIRG New Jersey PIRG New Mexico PIRG New York PIRG North Carolina PIRG Ohio PIRG Ontario PIRG Pennsylvania PIRG Michigan PIRG Rhode Island PIRG Vermont PIRG Washington PIRG Wisconsin PIRG
Environmental	Bioscience Resource Project Environmental Action League of Conservation Voters Green Corps Environment America

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.