Recall is Inconsistent with Democratic Government
Letter to the Editor of the Globe & Mail By Avigail Eisenberg Last month the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association launched a challenge to B.C.’s recall legislation. In a brief […]
Photo radar not an invasion of privacy
Letter to the editor published in the Georgia Straight, April 9, 1998 By Kay Stockholder I do not believe that the B.C. Civil Liberties Association was inconsistent, as Ian Tootill […]
Civil rights group condemns government cutbacks to access and privacy law
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association calls on the provincial government to suspend changes until the Special Legislative Committee examining the law has reported to the Legislature. The provincial government has […]
BCCLA group launches challenge to recall legislation
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Avigail Eisenberg, a director of the Association and a registered voter, have today filed in B.C. Supreme Court a constitutional challenge to […]
Civil rights group condemns Cominco’s anti-smoking policy
A new anti-smoking policy at Cominco Ltd. in Trail, B.C. has far-reaching civil liberties implications for the privacy and autonomy of employees. The new policy bans any smoking on Cominco […]
Civil rights group condemns lack of privacy for Social Assistance applicants
A government form for assessing eligibility for social assistance is an unjustified incursion into the privacy of applicants, says the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. According to Murray Mollard, Policy Director, […]
Student member of BCCLA executive arrested!
The BCCLA is deeply concerned about the political manipulation of police in the wake of the police’s response to demonstrations at the University of British Columbia and elsewhere during the […]
Civil rights group denounces attack on UBC students’ APEC protests
Saturday night at around 9:00 pm, four students who were participating in an anti-APEC protest at the UBC Museum of Anthropology were arrested by the RCMP. Eleven students had set […]
Civil rights group concerned about future of freedom of expression
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, long a defender of free speech and human rights in British Columbia, fears for the future of freedom of expression as a result of today’s […]
Prominent Canadians Come Forward in Support of Teachers’ and Parents’ Challenges of Surrey School Book Banning
(Vancouver, 1 October 1997) Several prominent people have come forward in support of teachers, parents and students challenging the Surrey School Board‘s banning of lesbian and gay themed children’s books. […]
