BCCLA calls for prime ministerial accountability for political interference at APEC
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling on the Prime Minister to take full responsibility for the federal government’s political interference with policing measures at APEC. The Association’s demand is […]
Civil liberties group condemns Kelowna’s second surveillance camera
Kelowna has its second surveillance camera aimed at city streets. And unlike the first camera, which was installed by the RCMP, this camera is in private hands. The Association has […]
BCCLA argues for democratic accountability of police undercover operation
Today the B.C. Civil Liberties Association appears as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada in a challenge to a publication ban of evidence given during the trial of […]
Questions for the census takers, an editorial in Victoria’s Times Colonist by Andrew Irvine
“Canada’s so-called ’Employment Equity’ laws long ago adopted the Orwellian practice of building lies into their very names…. Citizens are thus placed in the position of being required by law […]
New law takes the starch out of attempts to suppress critics
This month, B.C.’s Protection for Public Participation Act because Canada’s first anti-SLAPP legislation, and perhaps one of North America’s most robust and innovative laws of the type. British Columbians know […]
A scarlet letter solution is a crooked route to take on drunken drivers
From the January 12, 2001 Vancouver Sun By Craig Jones There is no doubt that police initiatives are taking a bite out of drunk driving. What was once sadly commonplace, […]
Civil liberties group announces brickbats and bouquets for year 2000
Our third annual reporting of the best defenders of and worst offenders against civil liberties in British Columbia. Brickbats The Ministry of the Attorney General for introducing the Secure Care […]
Civil liberties group calls for respect for democratic rights on non-aboriginals in aboriginal self-government
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association today released a position paper on democratic rights for non-aboriginal individuals who reside within aboriginal territories. The civil rights group is calling on governments and […]
BCCLA gets rid of anti-protest injunction in Kelowna
The anti-protest bubble zone around Kelowna Fur Town, an Okanagan fur retailer, has been set aside. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and BCCLA president Craig Jones applied before Mr. Justice […]
Supreme Court decision due on Little Sister’s case
Supreme Court decision due on Little Sister’s case On December 15, at 9:45 a.m. (EST), the Supreme Court of Canada will announce its decision in Little Sister’s Book and Art […]