Ontario Public Interest Research Group Explained

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]

External links

• OPIRG Network
• Laurier Students’ Public Interest Research Group
• Mohawk PIRG
• OPIRG Brock
• OPIRG Carleton
• OPIRG Guelph
• OPIRG Kingston
• OPIRG McMaster
• OPIRG Peterborough
• OPIRG Toronto
• OPIRG Windsor
• OPIRG York
• OPIRG-GRIPO Ottawa
• WPIRG

Notes and References

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