West Vancouver woman acquitted of human trafficking still faces having her home seized
By Dene Moore, The Canadian Press Published November 26th, 2013/ theprovince.com “Lawyers for a British Columbia businesswoman acquitted of human trafficking have written to the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office asking […]
Alleged drug house forfeiture target
By Cassidy Oliver/theprovince.com After each police raid, Josef Schwarz’s phone would eventually start ringing. On the other end would be an RCMP officer. And the conversation would go something like […]
Cyberbullying bill a Trojan horse to revive online surveillance: critics
By Jim Bronskill Published November 21st, 2013/ montrealgazette.com “Civil libertarians say the federal government’s new cyberbullying bill will erode Internet privacy by reviving many elements of the Tories’ controversial online […]
Langley man will face second trial for housing grow-op
By Monique Tamminga Published November 8th, 2013/ langleytimes.com “The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a Langley man will have to go to trial for a second time, facing […]
No problem with spying according to Foreign Affairs Minister
By Sara Norman Published November 4th, 2013/ news1130.com “Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister is downplaying concerns surrounding our country’s spying practices. This comes after the BC Civil Liberties Association filed a […]
Op-Ed: Suing for secret spying
By Wesley Wark Published October 23rd, 2013/ottawacitizen.com “Canadians have periodically worried, ever since the 9/11 attacks, whether we have lost the delicate balance between civil liberties and security. We have […]
Is Canada’s spy agency eavesdropping on the private communications of Canadians?
By Lara O’Brien and Peter Mitton/cbc.ca/thecurrent Canadians rely on their institutions to stand on guard for them and their country. But the B.C .Civil Liberties Association accuses Canada’s spy agency […]
Q & A BCCLA litigation director Grace Pastine
By Lori CulbertPublished October 10, 2013/ vancouversun.com “The B.C. Civil Liberties Association launched its “death with dignity” lawsuit in 2011, spearheaded by the organization’s litigation director Grace Pastine. Other lawyers, […]
B.C. Court of Appeal strikes down right-to-die case
By QMI Agency Published October 10, 2013/ canoe.ca “Canadians who are seriously ill or have incurable conditions won’t be allowed to have a doctor help them die, the B.C. Court […]
University of Victoria sued over pro-life censorship
By Josh Dehaas Published September 27, 2013/ macleans.ca “Cameron Côté, a graduate of the University of Victoria and former president of Youth Protecting Youth, a pro-life student club, has teamed […]
