BCCLA 2010 essay contest winners announced
The BCCLA has announced the top three essays in its 2010 Mary McDonald Memorial Essay Contest. The award, presented annually, recognizes the top essay by a Canadian postsecondary student on […]
Video shows VPD officer pushing over disabled woman
The BCCLA is releasing a surveillance video showing a problematic interaction between Vancouver’s police force and a disabled resident of its most impoverished neighbourhood. The video, taken out front of […]
Supreme Court to rule on whether victims can receive money when government violates their Charter rights
Ottawa – On Friday, July 22, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Ward v. Province of British Columbia and Ward v. City of Vancouver. The […]
BCCLA heads north before 20-year RCMP contract signed
Before the province of B.C. commits to another 20-year policing agreement with the RCMP, the BCCLA wants to know what people in the north think about the policing services they’re […]
RCMP investigation of anti-gay graffiti flawed
The BCCLA is raising questions about an RCMP investigation of an off-duty auxiliary RCMP officer in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia that has been the subject of recent media attention. A […]
University of Victoria reinstates banned pro-life club
Faced with a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court by a campus pro-life club – Youth Protecting Youth (YPY) – the University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) has agreed to […]
BCCLA commends police for asking civilian agency to review “no charge” decisions in police-involved deaths
The BCCLA is pleased that a complaint it lodged has led to reform of what municipal police forces do when they investigate themselves but conclude that there isn’t enough evidence […]
BCCLA: Nelson proposal why police shouldn’t write laws
The BC Civil Liberties Association is calling on the Nelson Police Department to stay out of politics and the Nelson City Council to turn down their proposal that the city […]
BCCLA demands explanation for misleading VPD press release about homeless refugee’s arrest
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is filing a policy complaint and demanding that the Vancouver Police Department explain its misleading press release about an alleged “assault” on police officers […]
BCCLA says Health Canada should sanction compassion clubs
Today the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is making a submission to Health Canada calling for medical marijuana pharmacies (compassion clubs) to be sanctioned under the Medical Marijuana Access Regulations. […]
