BCCLA Continues to Oppose Ad Restrictions in Amended Bill 42
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is giving a failing grade to the Liberal government’s amendments to Bill 42’s third party advertising restrictions that impose limits on advertising before and during […]
BCCLA Supports Prevention of Torture Act
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is supporting the introduction of the Prevention of Torture Act by the NDP’s Dawn Black in the House of Commons today. The Prevention of Torture […]
BCCLA Applauds Supreme Court of Canada in Groundbreaking Constitutional Rights Case
The Supreme Court of Canada released a judgement today in Minister of Justice, et al. v. Omar Ahmed Khadr, unanimously deciding that Canada’s complicity in the process at Guantanamo Bay […]
BCCLA To Push For Moratorium on Tasers at Braidwood Inquiry
Murray Mollard, Executive Director of the B.C. Civil Liberties will be appearing before the Braidwood Inquiry this morning to make a submission calling for a moratorium on the use of […]
Censorship on Trial: BCCLA Applies to Intervene in Important Free Speech Cases
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is applying for leave to intervene in two important free speech cases before the federal and British Columbia human rights tribunals. At issue in both […]
BCCLA Opposes Ad Resitrictions in Bill 42
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial government of British Columbia to eliminate third party advertising restrictions on advertising 120 days before and during an election campaign. […]
Experts Gather to Discuss How Radio Frequency Identification Technology is Changing the World
Will a silicon chip in your Viagra pack report back to the pharmaceutical company on how much you took and when? When you fetch the last Coke from your chip-tagged […]
Ontario Ombudsman and Lead Investigator to Present on Best Practices for Death-in-Custody Investigations at Frank Paul Inquiry
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association has arranged for André Marin and Gareth Jones to present at the Frank Paul Inquiry today. Mr. Marin is the current Ombudsman for Ontario […]
BCCLA Opposes New Voter Identification Requirements in Bill 42
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is condemning the Liberal government’s new provincial voter ID requirements for non-registered voters in Bill 42, the Election Amendment Act, 2008. Bill 42 would require […]
BCCLA Heads to Court to Challenge Criminalization of Safe Injection Facility
The BCCLA will appear as an intervenor today at the B.C. Supreme Court in two cases involving a constitutional challenge to federal drug control legislation that could criminalize the operation […]
