Rights group opposes government Secure Care legislation
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association today criticized provincial government “Secure Care” legislation that would permit lengthy detention of youths who are at risk. “We do not oppose 72 hour detention […]
Rights group intervenes in Surrey School Board Appeal: Separation of church and state at issue
Today the B.C. Civil Liberties Association appeared as an intervenor before the B.C. Court of Appeal in the case James Chaimberlain et al v. The Board of Trustees of School […]
Court quashes Elaho valley injunction, citing right to protest
Mr Justice Vickers yesterday, June 6, issued an eagerly anticipated decision relating to the dispute between loggers and protesters in the Elaho Valley. In the case of International Forest Products […]
Civil liberties group announces 1999 brickbats and bouquets
Our second annual reporting of the best and worst defenders of civil liberties in British Columbia. BRICKBATS: BC Human Rights Commission & Tribunal the former for ordering a hearing into […]
Little Sister’s goes to Supreme Court of Canada
On March 16th, 2000, Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium and the BC Civil Liberties Association will take their constitutional challenge against Canada Customs to the Supreme Court of Canada. […]
BCCLA Pleased by Repeal of “Public Nuisance” Bylaw
Faced with the reality of a legal challenge from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, New Westminster City Council last night rescinded the heart of its “Public Nuisance Bylaw.” The bylaw […]
Civil rights group reaffirms support for public inquiry into RCMP conduct at APEC
In the wake of the withdrawal of several student complainants in the RCMP Public Complaints Commission inquiry into RCMP conduct during APEC, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, itself a complainant […]
BCCLA challenges “repugnant” New Westminster bylaw
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association today filed a legal challenge to New Westminster’s Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 6478. The bylaw, passed by City Council in May, 1998, bans convicted […]
Craig Jones’ editorial from the Vancouver Sun on New Year’s Eve in Vancouver
Headlines this week describe the almost incredible story of five female police officers who, allegedly provoked by a sticker saying “Bad Cop, No Donut” on a citizen’s fridge, took it […]
Civil liberties group pleased with investigation into police drug crackdown: Calls for greater scrutiny of police use of force and detention powers
Last November, in response to public pressure, New Westminster police cracked down on suspected street drug dealers. Video clips of the police operation that were broadcast on local TV news […]
