The BCCLA is invited to research and prepare submissions that, for example, offer legislative committees insight into the civil liberties implications of proposed laws and amendments to laws.
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| Appearances before parliamentary and legislative committees |
| Aug 27, 2010 |
Micheal Vonn |
Long-form Census >> |
| Apr 29, 2010 |
Micheal Vonn |
Canadian and American
No-Fly lists >> |
| Mar 4, 2009 |
Shirley Heafey |
Iacobucci and O'Connor
reports >> |
| Apr 4, 2008 |
Murray Mollard |
TASERS >> |
| Mar 11, 2008 |
Catherine Wong |
Regulation of violent broadcasting >> |
| Feb 25, 2008 |
Kirk Tousaw |
Age of sexual
consent >> |
| Feb 11, 2008 |
Amir Attaran |
Security Certificates and
Special
Advocates >> |
Feb 4, 2008 |
Jason Gratl |
Anti-terrorism >> |
| Dec 4, 2007 |
Murray Mollard |
Security Certificates and
Special
Advocates >> |
| Mar 26, 2007 |
Jason Gratl/ Christina Godlewska |
Citizenship & immigration:
"Lost
Canadians" >> |
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| Free expression |
| 2008 |
Written Submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Bill C-327: A Bill to Regulate Violent Broadcasting >> |
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| Privacy |
| 2010 |
Joint Submission of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Privacy Association to the Legislative Assembly on Bill 20 – 2010 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010: Video Surveillance in Schools >>
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Submission to The Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act >>
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| Submission to Ministry of Health Living and Sport on proposed amendments to the Communicable Disease Regulation confidentiality provisions >> |
| 2006 |
Submission to the House of Commons Standing
Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics >>
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Securing Compliance, Protecting
Privacy The PIPEDA Enforcement Evaluation Research Project >>
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| Scanning and storing the information
contained on the driver's licenses of bar patrons >> |
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| 2005 |
| Information
and Privacy Commissioner: regarding a complaint against Canadian Tire >>
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| 2004 |
Implications
for the USA Patriot Act on government outsourcing >>
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| Bylaws
that require businesses to collect personal information and make it available
to police agencies >> |
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| 2002 |
Special
Committee to review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act >>
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Lawful
Access >>
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| Response
to DNA Data Bank Legislation Consultation Paper >> |
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| Anti-terrorism |
| 2007 |
| Iacobucci Inquiry:
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group and BCCLA outline procedures to be followed >>
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| 2005 |
BCCLA Supplementary Submission to the Arar Commission Policy Review >>
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National
Security: Curbing the excess to protect freedom and democracy >>
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Commission of Inquiry into the actions
of Canadian officials in relation to Maher Arar >>
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| Citizens' Inquiry on Defence, Security and Canada-U.S. Relations >> |
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| 2003 |
A
National ID Card For All Canadians? Fools' Gold or the Mother Lode of All Databases? >>
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To the Standing Committee on Citizenship
& Immigration Regarding a National ID Card >>
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| Bill
C-17, the Public Safety Act >> |
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| 2001 |
| Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act >> |
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| Medical Marijuana |
| 2010 |
| Submission to Health Canada regarding medical marijuana program and compassion clubs >> |
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| Drug testing |
| 2005 |
| To the Standing Committee on Justice and Human
Rights regarding roadside drug testing >> |
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| 2003 |
| Roadside
Drug Testing >> |
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| Non medical use of drugs |
| 2003 |
| To
the Special Committee on the Non Medical Use of Drugs (Bill C-38) >> |
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| 2001 |
| Presentation
to the Special Committee on the non-medicinal use of drugs >> |
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| Miscellaneous |
| 2008 |
| Frank Paul Inquiry - BCCLA's final submission >> |
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Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Regarding Tasers >> |
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| 2007 |
| Citizenship is a fundamental right and must be treated in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice... read the BCCLA defence of citizenship and how it relates to Lost Canadians >> |
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| 2005 |
Charter challenge to Translink's policy of banning political advertising on buses >>
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| Regarding amendments to child pornography
statutes >> |
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| 2003 |
Letter
to Brenda Locke, MLA regarding funding for Statutory Officers of B.C. >>
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| An act to amend the Criminal Code (protections of children) and the Canada Evidence
Act >> |
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| 2002 |
Consultation on Proposed Amendments
to the Human Rights Code >>
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Bill
C-17, the Blood Samples Act, to the Standing Committee on Justice and
Human Rights
>>
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| Review
of the mental disorder provisions of the Criminal Code >> |
Special
Committee to review the police complaint process >>
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| Draft
Guidelines for television coverage of court proceedings >> |
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| 2001 |
| To the Standing Committee on Health
on draft human reproduction legislation >> |
