The BCCLA is so pleased to invite all of our members and supporters to join us for our 2013 Members Evening, a celebration of the work we’ve accomplished together, and the work we still have to do.
Secrets & Spies: Canada’s Surveillance State
What: Catered reception and panel discussion
When: Â Thursday, November 21 7:00-9:00pm
Where: SFU Harbour Centre, Joseph and Rosalie Segal
 This evening includes a catered reception, cash bar, and panel discussion on surveillance, spying, and the fight to defend our privacy.  Plus, our litigation team will deliver an update on BCCLA’s Stop Illegal Spying case.
This event is free of charge, and offered as an opportunity for the association to say thank you and to reconnect with our donors, members and supporters. We look forward to sharing the evening with you.
Please RSVP for the event below:
This event is now full. Thank you for registering. We look forward to sharing the evening with you all.
Panel Discussion:
Secret spying: the story so far by Greg McMullen
The first week of June was an explosive week for privacy. Almost every day brought shocking revelations about the scale of spying programs happening in the US, and around the world. Greg will recap the intelligence that has started a global public debate about mass surveillance and secret spying.
Greg McMullen is a BCCLA Board Member and Vancouver based lawyer.
Canadians spying on Canadians: a long history by Reg Whitaker
Surveillance is nothing new, but it is always changing. What’s new and what’s old news? Reg will provide the background for today’s surveillance debate by putting Canada’s surveillance state into historical context.
Reg Whitaker is the author of The End of Privacy, and a Professor at both the University of Victoria and York University.
What privacy means for democracy by Micheal Vonn
Too often, the safety of whole countries is pitted against the individual’s right to privacy. This paradigm gets it wrong. Privacy is a collective value that underpins many other democratic values including free expression, autonomy, security and equality.
Micheal Vonn is the Policy Director for the BCCLA and one of the country’s most prominent privacy advocates.
+ Our litigation team delivers an update on BCCLA’s Stop Illegal Spying Case.
