Challenging voter ID laws: BCCLA talks to CBC’s Power & Politics
Nothing is more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote. Changes to the Elections Act may deny some of the most vulnerable in our society from making their […]
Doors slammed shut: National Energy Board refused requests to open its hearings to the public
In January, the BCCLA wrote a letter to the National Energy Board asking the Board to rescind its decision to close the Enbridge Northern Gateway hearings to the public in […]
Ontario Court of Appeal to rule on medical marijuana regulations
Toronto – On Friday, February 1st the Ontario Court of Appeal will issue its decision in R. v. Mernagh. The case considers whether the Medical Marihuana Access Regulations of Canada’s […]
The Retreat From Politics: the Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
THE RETREAT FROM POLITICS R. J. Rowan Delivered to the Vancouver Institute – January 31, 1970 I am far from supposing that I’m the first or will be the last […]
IdleNoMore: Indigenous Rights are Human Rights
As the IdleNoMore movement marches on nationwide, in a vibrant demonstration of the free expression that is at the core of democracy, we share the conviction that the rights of […]
Carter v. Canada Case Documents
The BCCLA filed a lawsuit in April 2011 to challenge the laws that make it a criminal offense to assist seriously and incurably ill individuals to die with dignity. The […]
The BCCLA before Parliament: preventative detention, investigative hearings and “training” offences
Today, BCCLA Senior Counsel Carmen Cheung appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to present the BCCLA’s position on Bill S-7. This bill […]
Press Releases
For all press releases related to physician assisted dying click here. Further Resources The BCCLA has a number of resources related to this case. Related Content
In Memory of Gloria Taylor
Gloria Taylor, the 64 year-old woman who fought courageously to change Canada’s law on assisted dying, died on Thursday, October 4th, 2012. Gloria had ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and […]
Gloria Taylor, Heroic Westbank Woman With ALS, Dies
Gloria Taylor, the 64 year-old Westbank, B.C. woman with ALS who fought courageously to change Canada’s law on assisted dying, died on Thursday, October 4. Gloria was the lead plaintiff […]
