Criminally charged RCMP officer represents force at conference
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is expressing concern that an RCMP officer who took a laptop was immediately removed from service and had to turn in his badge and gun, […]
BCCLA questions CPC independence, openness after Willey video removed
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is questioning the independence and transparency of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP after a video of a controversial death in custody was […]
BCCLA police accountability book delivered to BC’s new police accountability agency head
Robert Holmes, Q.C. and David Eby of the BCCLA hand delivered seven copies of the BCCLA’s new book Police-Involved Deaths: The Need for Reform to the head of B.C.’s new […]
BCCLA congratulates RCMP for ending partnership with rogue police force
The BCCLA is congratulating the RCMP for suspending a partnership with an American police department currently being sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Justice. The partnership with the Maricopa County […]
Federal Government and RCMP complaints body must take off-duty police misconduct seriously
The BCCLA is calling for a shake-up at the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP after the second shocking revelation about the oversight agency in the last two months. […]
Advocacy groups call on BC Representative for Children and Youth to review centralization of girls’ imprisonment
Three prominent rights organizations in B.C. have joined to ask the Representative for Children and Youth to review the B.C. Government’s proposal to transport all girl prisoners across the province […]
Report: legal protections needed to catch-up with genetic technology
The BCCLA is issuing a report today that calls for legal protections to catch-up with advances in genetic technology. Genetic technologies have inherent risks because they provide highly sensitive information […]
Access to justice for vulnerable groups at the Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will hear argument on whether or not “public interest” groups can file and argue complex constitutional litigation on behalf of vulnerable populations tomorrow. […]
Report says Canada moving towards a surveillance society with “Lawful Access” proposals
The BCCLA has issued a timely and comprehensive report on soon-to-be introduced “lawful access” bills to expand police surveillance powers. The federal government has announced that it will soon be […]
(Un)lawful Access? Vancouver Premiere & Panel Discussion
Micheal Vonn, Policy Director for the BC Civil Liberties Association, will speak at the Vancouver premiere of the mini-documentary (Un)Lawful Access? Canadian Experts on the State of Cyber-Surveillance. With the […]