Coalition Welcomes UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Canada
Today the coalition for missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls welcomed UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya to British Columbia. Together, the coalition issued this submission discussing the ongoing tragedy […]
Court of Appeal Denies Canadians Right to Choose Assisted Death
Court says that the Supreme Court’s earlier decision in Rodriguez is binding – BCCLA seek leave to appeal decision to Supreme Court of Canada Today the BC Court of Appeal […]
More than 30 organizations uniting to safeguard Canadians’ privacy rights
With Parliament set to resume, Coalition calls for effective legal measures to protect the privacy of every resident of Canada against government intrusion October 10, 2013 – The BCCLA is joining […]
Insite permettant de sauver des vies: où se trouvent donc les autres sites au Canada ?
Le 30 septembre marque le deuxième anniversaire de la décision par la Cour Suprême du Canada qui a accordé à unanimité la protection constitutionnelle à la site d’injection supervisée de […]
Insite Saves Lives: It’s Time for More
September 30, 2013 (9/30) marks the two-year anniversary of Canada’s Supreme Court decision that unanimously granted constitutional protection to Vancouver’s supervised injection site, Insite. To mark this important anniversary, the […]
City of Victoria ‘code of conduct’ for Councillors would censor important speech
This morning the City of Victoria’s Government and Priorities Committee of Council will consider a motion to adopt a code of conduct for its city Councillors. While we agree that […]
Public concerns put an end to RCMP reality TV in the Yukon
VANCOUVER – The BC Civil Liberties Association reacted to the news today that the Yukon RCMP have decided not to create a reality TV show about their operations. Micheal Vonn, […]
BCCLA joins call to action on human rights at the winter games in Sochi
Vancouver- The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is joining a Canada-wide coalition of civil society organizations calling on the Canadian government and the Canadian and International Olympics and Paralympics […]
Sentencing hearing for RCMP officer on July 23-24 in Duncan
In February of this year, Duncan RCMP officer David Pompeo was found guilty of aggravated assault in the 2009 shooting of Bill Gillespie. David Pompeo’s sentencing hearing starts on July 23, 2013 […]
BCCLA applauds BC Crown prosecution branch for appointing special prosecutor in Paul Boyd shooting
VANCOUVER – The BC Civil Liberties Association and the family of Paul Boyd are pleased with the BC Criminal Justice Branch’s decision to appoint a special prosecutor to reconsider the […]
