Press Release: BCCLA urges immediate financial assistance for Persons with Disabilities while Canada Disability Benefit in limbo
(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is calling on the federal government to provide desperately needed interim and retroactive financial assistance […]
Vancouver Park Board Must Halt Operations to Decamp CRAB Park Residents!
(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) – On Monday, February 26, 2024, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation issued written notice to CRAB Park residents to leave […]
Press Release: BCCLA at Ontario Court of Appeal to intervene in youth fight to hold Province accountable for breaching Charter rights on impacts of climate change
Toronto, ON (traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will make oral […]
BC Court of Appeal calls on Residential Tenancy Branch to provide greater clarity on defining when the Residential Tenancy Act protects vulnerable residents
Vancouver, BC (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – On Friday, January 5, 2024, the BC Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) released its decision in McNeil v. Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, […]
BCCLA statement on attempts to suppress support for the people of Palestine
As a civil liberties and human rights organization, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) recognizes the international impacts of the violence claiming the lives of civilians in Palestine and Israel. […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario to promote the consistent protection of Charter rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario to argue that Charter rights must be given […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to advocate for the right to an independent and impartial military tribunal
WHAT: BCCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in R. v. Edwards et al. to argue for the right to an independent and impartial tribunal in the military […]
Honouring a Civil Liberties Leader, Conrad Hadland
In its over 60-year history, the BC Civil Liberties Association has benefited from the contributions of many dedicated people in our pursuit to extend, defend, and protect the civil liberties […]
BCCLA welcomes Supreme Court of Canada decision harmonising freedom of the press and fair trial rights
For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in La Presse inc. v. Quebec (and […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Ontario Court of Appeal to intervene in Canada v Alford to promote accountability and transparency in national security oversight
WHAT: BCCLA at Ontario Court of Appeal to intervene in Canada v Alford to argue for the protection of parliamentary privilege to uphold accountability and transparency WHEN: October 3, 2023, at 7:00 […]