Allan Michael Rock PC CM OOnt KC (born August 30, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer, former politician, diplomat and university administrator.

His presidency was marked by steady growth in uOttawa's reputation as a research-intensive university with a strong Canadian and international profile.

Rock and Rolls co-taught the civil procedure section of the Bar Admission course (bringing a smile to many young lawyer's face).

He also amended the Canadian Human Rights Act, to prohibit discrimination in the federal workforce based on sexual orientation.

[6] Rock initially declared he would run in the Liberal Party of Canada leadership race to replace the retiring Jean Chrétien.

[citation needed] On December 12, 2003, Queen Elizabeth II, on the advice of Paul Martin, appointed Rock as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations.

[14] Rock was later appointed as a UN Special Envoy to investigate allegations that child soldiers were being forced to fight in the Sri Lankan civil war.

Rock continued to publish op-eds around international issues, including the conduct of UN peacekeepers,[15] the Syrian refugee crisis,[16] and the G20.

"[18] In two separate incidents during Rock's tenure, members of the University of Ottawa hockey team were accused of sexual misconduct.

Rock called the scandals "repugnant", suspended the entire team, and set up a Task Force on Respect and Equality.

[19] Ten months later, the task force released a report making 11 recommendations, which Rock promised to implement, saying "that his school will become a 'beacon' dedicated to eradicating issues of sexual violence.

[21] On February 26, 2009, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association wrote to Rock to express its concern over his administration's banning of a student poster and to ask that he redress the situation with a public declaration.

[2] Amid much media attention, right-wing commentator and author Ann Coulter was scheduled to give a talk at the University of Ottawa on March 23, 2010.

The letter was condemned as a violation of academic freedom by the Canadian Association of University Teachers and was widely criticized in the media.