Civil Liberties Group Condemns Provincial Electoral Boundaries Decision by Provincial Government
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is condemning the Liberal Government’s resolution today to adopt provincial electoral boundaries that will undermine constitutional principles of voter parity. The Government’s resolution would […]
BCCLA Urges Mayor to Retract Threat of Suit
The BC Civil Liberties Association today sent a letter to Mayor of Langford Stewart Young expressing its concern over a public threat to recover policing costs from individuals protesting construction […]
Submission to the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act
Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) and BCCLA call for improvements to B.C.’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) PIPA protects the privacy of personal information held by provincially-regulated businesses […]
BCCLA Calls for Rules to Prevent RCMP Influence in Elections
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is urging Paul Kennedy, Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP to recommend to the RCMP and Minister of Public Safety […]
BCCLA Legal Argument: Omar Khadr
The question raised by the appeal is what constitutional duties Canada owes Omar Khadr under the Charter in light of flagrantly illegal conduct of the American government. Read Legal Appeal […]
Privately Managed Prisons in Canada
An examination of the administration of prisons by private, for-profit contractors. Read BCCLA’s Argument here>>
Robert Latimer Appeal Allowed
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is celebrating a ruling today by the National Parole Board’s Appeal Division granting day parole to Robert Latimer. BCCLA Secretary John Dixon: “Rarely in all […]
BCCLA Calls For RCMP Participation in Dziekanski Inquiry
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling for revision of the Terms of Reference for the “study” Commission of Inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski to include participation […]
BCCLA Calls on Canadian and Afghan Governments to Intervene in Kaambashk Affair
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association wrote today to the Canadian and Afghan governments to express its deep concerns about the case of Mr. Sayed Perwiz Kaambashk, an Afghan citizen recently […]
Federal Court Ruling Powerfully Lays Out Human Rights Failings In Canada’s Afghan Prisoner Policy
Federal Court Justice Anne Mactavish has ruled today that she will not grant a temporary injunction prohibiting Canadian Forces from transferring detainees into Afghan custody. She concluded that there is […]
