Supreme Court of Canada to rule on protection of open court principle and free expression
Ottawa – On Thursday, September 27, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada will deliver its decision in A.B. v. Bragg. The BCCLA is an intervener in the case. A.B. is […]
Elected officials must defend women’s rights to autonomy
The BCCLA is urging elected federal officials to vote against Motion 312, the motion which proposes to re-open a debate within the House of Commons about a woman’s right to […]
BCCLA asks Translink to investigate free expression issue, again
The BCCLA has written to ask Translink and the Transit Police to investigate allegations that the transit system has again infringed on basic free expression rights. A group of political […]
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on access to justice
Ottawa – On Friday, September 21, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada will deliver its decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society (SWUAV), […]
Survivors of police use of force to meet in Vancouver
A group of families and friends of individuals seriously injured or killed by police will be meeting in Vancouver to discuss the formation of a new advocacy group. The group […]
BCCLA action gains media equal access to Terrace RCMP releases
The BCCLA has been notified by the TerraceDaily.ca that the RCMP in Terrace are now equitably posting press releases on the provincial RCMP website following action by the BCCLA. Previously, […]
BCCLA provides submission to Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission
The BCCLA has provided a written submission to Canada’s Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission emphasizing the importance of voter parity, namely that one vote has roughly the same amount of relative […]
BCCLA call on RCMP to get out of the editorial and media policy business
The BC Civil Liberties Association is calling on the RCMP in Northern BC to get out of the editorial and media policy business. The BCCLA has received allegations that the […]
BCCLA calls on OPCC and IIO to establish rules around use of force “experts”
The BCCLA is calling on the bodies that investigate police misconduct in BC to establish standardized rules around independent “use of force experts” relied on in making decisions about police […]
BCCLA to apply to unseal RCMP defamation search warrant
The BC Civil Liberties Association will be applying to court to unseal a search warrant executed by the RCMP against a blogger in an investigation for criminal “Defamatory Libel”. A […]