Pivot & BC Civil Liberties Association File Review with BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner for Police Board Inaction on VPD’s Excessive Use of Force at Palestine Protests
For Immediate Release xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Today, Pivot & BCCLA filed a request for review to BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner that […]
BCCLA calls for independent investigation into use of force and detainment of Ontario lawyer
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
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 Appeal
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (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
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 décision infondée, partiale et autoritaire du gouvernement libéral d’interdire au groupe de rap irlandais Kneecap d’entrer au Canada et de donner ses concerts en octobre. À 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 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (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 […]