BCCLA Names New Acting Executive Director
Vancouver – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is pleased to announce that it has named housing and policing accountability advocate and lawyer David Eby as its Acting Executive Director. […]
Border Should Not Be Used to Ban People from Speaking on Contentious Issues
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says that the Canada Border Services Agency should not be in the business of screening what viewpoints are presented to Canadians in Canada. Preventing an […]
Bylaws Preventing Homeless From Erecting Shelters Found Unconstitutional
The BCCLA applauds the British Columbia Supreme Court judgment released today in Victoria (City) v. Adams, which decides that Victoria’s bylaws that prevent homeless people from erecting temporary shelters violate […]
BCCLA Calls for Government Investigation and Action Against VANOC’S Unconscionable Efforts to Stifle Free Speech
VANOC’s efforts to monopolize billboards and other advertising venues and crowd out the ability of anyone else to engage in free speech have been found out. VANOC’s purchase includes all […]
BCCLA Boycotts RCMP Complaints Process
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association announced today that it is boycotting the RCMP public complaints process where civil remedies in court or other agencies are available. After many years […]
BCCLA Calls for a Halt to Gov’t Copyright Trade Negotiations
The proposed ACTA initiative appears to us likely to lead to more litigation and less clarity about the rights of ordinary Canadians. It appears that the rights of individuals will […]
BCCLA Opposes Use of Foreign Police in Canada
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association continues to oppose the use of foreign law enforcement officials in policing Canadians after the release of a final report from the Commission for Public […]
Bill C-61 is intended to bring Canada up to date with international treaty obligations and address new technologies, especially the digital reproduction and distribution of copyrighted materials.
The opposition to Bill C-61 has focused on the protection of technological protection measures (TPMs, also known as digital rights management or DRM), digital locks intended to allow rights holders […]
BCCLA Files Police Complaints Over Policy of Search and Seizure on Canada Day
The BCCLA filed complaints with the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP and the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner regarding the policy of mandatory search for and seizure […]
BCCLA Decries Secret Consultations
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling on the Premier to direct the Solicitor General and Attorney General of British Columbia to throw out a controversial confidentiality agreement parties are […]
