BCCLA calls for independent investigation into use of force and detainment of Ontario lawyer Â
by Meghan McDermott & Jerome Igbokwe BC Civil Liberties Association strongly condemns the reported use of force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against Sudine Riley, a Black defence lawyer, inside the Oshawa […]
BCCLA Intervenes to Challenge Racial Profiling in Traffic Stops at Supreme Court of Canada Â
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will make oral arguments as an intervenor at the Supreme Court of Canada […]
Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Finding Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional
Edmonton, AB/ (Treaty 6) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) celebrates today’s decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Wirring v Law Society of Alberta. The Court declared […]
FNLC and BCCLA Celebrate Landmark Decision of the British Columbia Court of AppealÂ
(xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) congratulate and uplift the Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations on […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Promote Accountability and Transparency in National Security Oversight Â
WHAT: BCCLA to intervene in Alford v Canada to argue for the protection of parliamentary privilege to uphold accountability and transparency WHEN: November 5 – 6, 2025, at 6:30 am PST WHERE: […]
Annulez l’interdiction d’entrée sur le territoire de Kneecap
BCCLA condamne la dĂ©cision infondĂ©e, partiale et autoritaire du gouvernement libĂ©ral d’interdire au groupe de rap irlandais Kneecap d’entrer au Canada et de donner ses concerts en octobre. Ă€ notre […]
Reverse Kneecap Travel Ban
BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group Kneecap from Canada, preventing them from performing their scheduled shows in October. In our view, […]
PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA granted status in Air Canada racial discrimination case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has been granted leave to intervene as an Interested Person in the […]
Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Protections for Youth in Sentencing
Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) celebrates today’s decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada in R v IM and R v […]
BC Civil Liberties Association 2024 Annual Report
Throughout 2024, BCCLA persisted in our fight to protect hard-won rights and freedoms that are increasingly under threat. BCCLA’s 2024 Annual Report shares highlights of our litigation, law reform, and […]