Press Release: BCCLA raises free expression concerns in website-blocking case
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) filed submissions on Monday August 3rd, 2020 asking the Federal Court of Appeal to preserve Canadians’ rights to […]
Media Advisory of Press Conference: Bill 22 Stands to Increase the Opioid Crisis and Youth Deaths; Bill 22 Must be Withdrawn
WHAT: The Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Health Justice, and BC Civil Liberties Association are hosting a press conference urging the provincial government to withdraw Bill 22. Bill 22 proposes […]
Press Release: Lack of Planning in Bill 22 Would See Increased Drug Fatalities for Indigenous Youth in the Midst of Opioid Crisis
((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – July 22, 2020) Indigenous rights, health, and civil liberties organizations are extremely alarmed that the Province of BC remains committed to […]
Press release: Over Seventy Organizations Call for Ban on Police Street Checks
Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh/Vancouver, BC – Seventy-three local and provincial organizations are calling on the Vancouver Police Board and Province of BC to immediately ban police street checks With Motion […]
Press Release: Rights Groups Release OPCC Letter Calling into Question Street Checks Review
For Immediate Release ((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – June 25, 2020) BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), and Hogan’s Alley Society […]
Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Important Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Bail Conditions
For immediate release The BC Civil Liberties Association is celebrating a significant decision on bail conditions handed down today from the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC). The highest court in […]
Press Release: One Decade Later, Father of Police Shooting Says “Nothing Has Changed”
For Immediate Release (xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC – Ten years after the death of his 22-year old son, father Al Wright is […]
Organizations Call on Mayor Kennedy Stewart to Implement Immediate Ban on Racist Police Street Checks in Vancouver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2020, (xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC – The BC Civil Liberties Association, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and […]
Rights Groups Conclude Solitary Confinement Cases at Supreme Court of Canada
(le français suit) For Immediate Release Vancouver and Toronto: Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), the John Howard Society of Canada (JHSC), and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) […]
BCCLA Reacts: Canada Border Services Agency officers investigated for hundreds of misconduct complaints
For Immediate Release Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is horrified at the revelations of gross misconduct by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers uncovered […]
