BCCLA endorses provincial legal aid report
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is endorsing the findings and recommendations of the recent legal aid report prepared by Len Doust, Q.C. for the Public commission on Legal Aid in […]
More than eight out of every ten BC adults in police database
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has discovered that as many as 85% of British Columbia‟s adult population have “master name records” in the PRIME-BC police database. This database is used […]
BCCLA to argue freedom of expression in defamation cases at Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa – On Tuesday, March 22 and Friday, March 25 the BCCLA will argue before the Supreme Court of Canada in two different cases: Richard C. Breeden, et al. v. […]
BCCLA: Auditor must ask about interference with coroner
The BCCLA is welcoming the news that BC‘s Auditor General will be reviewing the practices of the province‘s coroners‘ service. The activities of the office that examines sudden or unexplained […]
BCCLA Opposes Criminalization of Salvia Divinorum
Vancouver, BC: The BC Civil Liberties Association is opposing Health Canada’s proposal to criminalize the herbal product Salvia Divinorum. Salvia is currently regulated under Natural Health Products Regulation and the […]
BCCLA argues polygamy law is unconstitutional
Vancouver, BC: The BCCLA has filed its final arguments in the B.C. Supreme Court hearing that will determine whether Canada’s anti-polygamy law is constitutional. The BCCLA argues that the anti-polygamy […]
BCCLA launches lawsuit to challenge woman’s lengthy solitary confinement in federal prison
Vancouver, BC: On behalf of 24-year old prisoner BobbyLee Worm, the BCCLA filed a lawsuit on Friday, March 4, 2011 to end the practice of holding women in solitary confinement […]
BCCLA demands real justice for Canadian soldiers
The BCCLA is releasing a report that raises serious questions about the reworking of Canada’s military justice system through proposed amendments to the National Defence Act. The Association says the […]
BCCLA calls on federal government to stop abuse of process in immigration cases
The BCCLA notes with concern the Federal Court‟s recent ruling that the position taken by the government in a case involving a Tamil migrant from the MV Sun Sea would […]
BCCLA opposes privatizing police services
The BCCLA is extremely concerned that a new proposal to amend citizen‟s arrest rights in Canada opens the door to privatized 911 services. The provision would allow a property owner […]
