BCCLA lawyers to argue that cancelling mother-baby prison program was unconstitutional
For immediate release Vancouver – Few parents can imagine a more traumatizing experience than having a newborn child taken away. The BC Civil Liberties Association will argue at the BC […]
Deportation is Not Entertainment: Update
The BC Civil Liberties Association is glad to join so many individuals and community groups in celebrating the news that footage obtained for the reality television show “Border Security” during a […]
Supreme Court of Canada to rule in access to justice case
Ottawa – On Friday, April 5, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Wayne Penner v. Regional Municipality of Niagara Regional Police Services Board, et al. This […]
Public Lives: What Eroding Privacy Means for Democracy
On November 14th, 2012 Policy Director Micheal Vonn delivered a full length address on the subject of the important interplay between privacy, surveillance, and democracy. Click here to hear the audio […]
Media update – Right to die court hearing.
Vancouver – The government of Canada advised the BC Civil Liberties Association today, Sunday, March 3rd, that it will seek a last minute adjournment of the Death with Dignity case. […]
BCCLA and UBCIC join to pressure government on Wright case
The BC Civil Liberties Association and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs are joining forces to pressure the provincial government to appoint a special prosecutor to review the decision not […]
Join our team! The BCCLA is hiring a volunteer casework intern to begin January 2013
This volunteer intern will assist the BCCLA’s caseworker in corresponding with members of the public about a variety of civil liberties issues. The kind of cases that the caseworker takes […]
Supreme Court of Canada ruling on disclosure of HIV/AIDS delivers a severe blow for public health and human rights
The BC Civil Liberties Association is deeply dismayed by today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that expands the possibility of criminal prosecution for people living with HIV/AIDS. The […]
BCCLA obtains partial copy of sealed criminal defamation materials
An application to provincial court by the BCCLA has unsealed part of an “information” filed by the RCMP to obtain a search warrant in a criminal defamation investigation of a […]
BCCLA welcomes the opening of the Independent Investigation Office
The BC Civil Liberties Association is welcoming the news that BC’s new civilian watchdog will be investigating police involved deaths in the province, starting today. The Independent Investigation Office is […]
