B.C Civil Liberties Association

BCCLA supports class action against DNA database
The BCCLA welcomes the news that a Vancouver parent is launching a class action lawsuit against the Province following revelations that B.C. had been secretly storing 800,000 DNA records without consent.
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May 16, 2010

BCCLA opposes bill for more school video surveillance
The BCCLA has made a submission to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly urging that a new bill on video surveillance in schools be dropped.
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May 14, 2010

New law may create largest DNA database in Canada
Recent revelations that B.C.’s health authorities are secretly storing and testing children’s DNA without parental consent, combined with provisions of Bill 11 that allow B.C.’s Minister of Health to gather information like these DNA records without notice or consent, have resulted in a call from the BCCLA for the government to retract the bill and the health authority to destroy the records. The new law and the records combined may create the largest DNA database in Canada.
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May 12, 2010

Groups Call on Premier to Bring BC Ferries Back Under FOI Act
The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, the BCCLA, and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation sent a letter to Premier Gordon Campbell today calling for the return of BC Ferries to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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November 16, 2009



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