BCCLA reacts to BC Court of Appeal decision on voter ID laws
Vancouver – The BCCLA reacted today to the BC Court of Appeal’s decision upholding voter ID laws in the case of Henry v. Canada (Attorney General). The BCCLA was an […]
BCCLA reacts to death of woman in Canada Border Services custody
VANCOUVER – Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted this morning to a report that Lucia Vega Jiménez died while in custody of the Canada Border […]
SCC to hear cases on pre-sentence custody credit for criminal offenders
Ottawa – On Thursday and Friday, January 23rd and 24th, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in two related cases: R. v. Carvery and R. v. Summers. The […]
Man permanently brain injured at hands of RCMP sues police officer and the province
VANCOUVER – On Friday, Robert Wright, a 49 year old First Nations man from Terrace who received a disabling brain injury at the hands of police, filed a civil lawsuit […]
Top court to decide whether to hear death with dignity case
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will announce on Thursday, January 16, 2014, whether it will hear BC Civil Liberties Association’s (BCCLA) appeal of the death with dignity case, […]
BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to strike down prostitution laws
Vancouver – Lawyers for the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted today to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on the federal prostitution laws in the case of Attorney General of […]
Supreme Court of Canada to release decision in police accountability case
Ottawa – On Thursday, December 19, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Wood v. Schaeffer. The BCCLA is an intervener in the case. The case […]
BCCLA reacts to US court ruling that NSA’s mass collection of metadata is likely unconstitutional
Vancouver, BC – Today, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the widespread collection of telephone metadata by the National Security Agency (NSA) likely constitutes an unreasonable search and seizure […]
Court rules that cancelling mother-baby prison program is unconstitutional
Vancouver – Today the BC Supreme Court ruled in Inglis et al v. The Minister of Public Safety that the cancellation of a program that allowed women prisoners to remain […]
Join our team: Winter Communications & Development Volunteer positions
Lend your energies to social justice! The BCCLA is seeking four individuals to join our team as Communications & Development Volunteers from January 15th to May 15th, 2014. The BCCLA is one of […]
