RCMP Should Not Investigate Themselves
Following a new report from the Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP (“CPC”) that showed problems with 68% of RCMP criminal investigations of their own members, the BCCLA renewed […]
BCCLA Lodges Police Complaint After Unlawful Searches at Fireworks
The BC Civil Liberties Association has received information that the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) implemented a policy of unlawful mandatory searches during the HSBC Celebration of Light. The BCCLA has […]
“We Are Not Amused” Becomes Vancouver Bylaw Standard for Punishing Free Speech
Vancouver – Yesterday the City of Vancouver passed a large package of new by-laws arguing that the new laws are “necessary” to facilitate the Olympic Games. The by-laws carve out […]
BCCLA Demands Immediate Inquiry Into the Removal of Benamar Benatta And His Detention in the United States
To mark today’s three-year anniversary of Benamar Benatta’s return to Canada after almost five years of detention in the United States, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association is issuing a letter […]
City Agrees With BCCLA Submissions on Noise Maker to Deter “Vagrants”, Strikes from Budget
The City of Vancouver listened carefully to the BCCLA’s and other community groups’ concerns Wednesday at City Hall and agreed to reject a proposal to install “Mosquito” noise making devices […]
Supreme Court of Canada Rules That Transit Authorities Must Allow Political Advertising on Public Transit
The BCCLA applauds the Supreme Court of Canada decision released today in B.C. Transit v. Canadian Federation of Students. The case was a constitutional challenge to the advertising policies of […]
Deterring Vagrants With Noisemakers Discriminates Against Youth
EasyPark, the parking company owned by the City of Vancouver, has proposed introducing nose making devices at City-owned parking garages to “deter vagrants.” The BCCLA wrote to caution the City […]
Supreme Court of Canada to Rule in Groundbreaking Free Expression Case
The Supreme Court of Canada will render its judgement in B.C. Transit v. Canadian Federation of Students on Friday, July 10. The BCCLA appeared as an intervener in the case […]
Free speech faces Olympic-sized threat, says BCCLA
(VANCOUVER) – In the wake of UBC forbidding students from posting signs and posters on dorm buildings or in dorm windows “visible from the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre” and VANOC […]
BCCLA Says Police “Body-Worn” Video Cameras Not About Police Accountability
Would you like your privacy invasion super-sized? Not only is the Victoria Police Department implementing a policy of unlawful mandatory searches for alcohol during Canada Day celebrations, they have announced […]