Anti-Cannabis Allegations Unsupported
In early February, on the heels of the tragic death of Canadian soldier Corporal Jamie Murphy in Afghanistan, Solicitor General Rich Coleman, the top cop in all of British Columbia, […]
UBC civil liberties group welcomes “Prince of Pot” to the UBC campus on March 2, 2004
The newly formed Civil Liberties Association of the University of British Columbia (CLA UBC) is pleased to announce that it is bringing cannabis activist, publisher and pot-tv producer Marc Emery […]
BCCLA applauds B.C. Supreme Court decision in Kempling case
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is praising the decision of the Honourable Mr. Justice Holmes of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Kempling v. BC College of Teachers. The […]
BCCLA set to react to VPD decision regarding Stanley Park assaults at press conference
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association will hold a media conference on Wednesday January 28, 2004 at 2 pm to react to the decision of Vancouver Police Department Chief Constable Jamie […]
BCCLA publishes new guide to your rights
The Arrest Handbook – A Guide to Your Rights is now available for distribution at no cost to community groups and individuals. This 62-page guide is a comprehensive revision of […]
BCCLA to hold rally for a public inquiry into the deportation and torture of Maher Arar
The BC Civil Liberties Association will hold a rally at noon on Saturday, January 17 to call for a public inquiry into the deportation and torture of Maher Arar and […]
Brickbats and bouquets: best and worst of 2003
People Who Made a Difference – Good and Bad – to Your Freedoms in 2003 Brickbats Famed Harvard Law Professor Alan Derschowitz for abandoning his civil libertarian roots and suggesting […]
Letter to Brenda Locke, MLA and Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services regarding funding for Statutory Officers of B.C.
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling on the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services to modify its recommended cutbacks to Statutory Officers of the Legislature. BCCLA Executive […]
Civil Rights Group Speaks Out Against Pot Prohibition: Calls New Law Smoke and Mirrors
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is set to continue its 30 year long battle to legalize pot in Canada when BCCLA Policy Director Kirk Tousaw addresses a Parliamentary committee […]
BCCLA supports criminal law against child porn, but opposes new law as unreasonable censorship
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, Canada’s oldest civil liberties organization, is opposing a new federal law that would eliminate the defence of artistic merit in the Criminal Code’s child pornography […]