BCCLA available to comment on new head of Independent Investigation Office
Media availability The BCCLA has been advised that the B.C. government will be announcing the head of B.C.’s new civilian police accountability organization tomorrow morning (Dec 7) at 8:30 a.m. […]
BCCLA says RCMP watchdog must stop “cutting and running”
The BCCLA is disappointed by the CPC‟s response to a complaint filed by the BCCLA about sensitive files being withheld for more than a year by the RCMP. The BCCLA […]
BCCLA files complaint against senior RCMP officers for concealing files
The BCCLA has filed a complaint against the most senior members of the RCMP for undermining the RCMP complaints process in the most serious and sensitive investigations of the force. […]
Human Rights Groups: STOP HIV/AIDS Project Fails to Inform Patients of New Privacy Risks
On the eve of World AIDS Day, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network are calling on the STOP HIV/AIDS Project to stop disseminating misleading […]
BCCLA supports Public Health Officers’ call for review of drug laws
The BCCLA is congratulating the courage of B.C.’s professional association of public health physicians for calling for a national inquiry into Canada’s illicit drug laws and their efficacy. “The story […]
A year after BCCLA discovers RCMP audit, submissions due on B.C. government efforts to keep it secret
A year to the day after the BCCLA first issued a press release announcing a secret audit done by the B.C. government of the RCMP, submissions are due in an […]
BC Court to rule whether the law against polygamy is constitutional
Vancouver – On Wednesday, November 23, 2011, Chief Justice Bauman will release his decision in the polygamy reference, determining whether Canada’s anti-polygamy law is consistent with the Charter of Rights […]
An embarrassing anniversary arrives for a broken RCMP complaint system
November 23 is the second anniversary of B.C.’s Solicitor General filing a complaint with the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (“CPC”) in relation to the 2003 death of […]
BCCLA calls for Feds to fund retired judge to look into RCMP harassment
The BCCLA is calling on the Federal Government to fund a retired judge to look into complaints of harassment within the RCMP, and to set tight timelines for reporting back. […]
BCCLA to challenge warrantless wiretaps at Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa – On Friday, November 18, 2011, the BCCLA will argue before the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Tse, a case concerning the constitutionality of warrantless wiretaps conducted […]
