Frank Paul Inquiry FInal Submission
BCCLA and Pivot Announce New Initiative on Police Complaints
Vancouver – At a press conference on Thursday, Pivot Legal Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association formally announced that they have joined forces to boycott the province-wide police complaints […]
BCCLA Applauds Supreme Court of Canada Decision in Media Defamation Case
The BCCLA is encouraged by the Supreme Court of Canada judgment in Simpson v. Mair and WIC Radio, which dismissed an action for defamation against Rafe Mair. The court ruled […]
BC Supreme Court Releases Decision Concerning Frank Paul Inquiry
A recent decision of the BC Supreme Court, released yesterday, held that the Criminal Justice Branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General must provide evidence in the Frank Paul […]
Civil Rights Groups Launch Study of Travellers Caught in the Web of Government Watchlists
On the first anniversary of the Canadian no-fly list coming into effect, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association joins a coalition of organizations launching an innovative research project to document the […]
BCCLA Granted Leave to Intervene in Important Homeless Rights Case
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) was granted leave to intervene in an important homeless rights case before the British Columbia Supreme Court. The case is scheduled for four days […]
BCCLA Files Complaint Against RCMP After Police Pursuit
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association filed a complaint with the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP today regarding the pursuit of Mr. Randall Dennis Gerard. Mr. Gerard reportedly […]
BCCLA Calls for a Halt to Government’s Copyright Trade Negotiations
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling for the federal government to come clean on its secret copyright trade negotiations. Recently leaked documents indicate that the government’s “closed-door” negotiation of […]
Canadian Officers Responsible for the Transfers of Detainees in Afghanistan Must Be Investigated, Say Rights Groups
The failure of the military police to investigate officers having command responsibility for directing the transfer of detainees to the Afghanistan authorities, in the face of a known risk of […]
BCCLA Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Safe Injection Facility Cases
The BCCLA applauds the decision of the BC Supreme Court which granted a supervised injection facility, Insite, located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a permanent constitutional exemption from prosecution under federal […]