2) Terrorism Speech Offences Will Undermine Radicalization Prevention Efforts
Green Paper Topic(s) Criminal Code speech offence of advocating or promoting “terrorism offences in general”, and Proposal for radicalization prevention programs What it is Law Against Advocating or Promoting Terrorism […]
1) The new Canadian “no-fly” regime
Bill C-51 brought in the Secure Air Travel Act (SATA) which modifies the Canadian “no-fly” scheme (the Passenger Protect Program) to be more like the US model. People on one […]
The Police: Freedom of expression and freedom of information
Policy Director Micheal Vonn writes for the Centre for Free Expression
What Happens If You Don’t Provide Your Cellphone Password to Border Agents?
A highly anticipated case about border officials demanding passwords for electronic devices came in with a bang and went out with hardly a peep. Alain Philippon was arrested in March […]
Stingray surveillance: more of the story
After an immensely frustrating back-n’-forth with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), we are starting to get at least some information about the VPD’s use of surveillance devices known as “Stingrays”. […]
Where Did the Stingray Inquiry Go?
On Monday, July 25, 2016 BCCLA Policy Director Micheal Vonn will be speaking at the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law conference in Halifax, N.S. Her talk “Neither […]
Cannabis at home: why today’s ruling is so important
The BCCLA is thrilled by today’s historic court decision declaring that the current rules imposed on medical cannabis patients are unconstitutional. The Federal Court has given the federal government six months […]
In praise of police judo
JUDO, THE GENTLE WAY During law school, I contemplated going on to do a Master’s Degree in Criminology at Oxford. I even pitched the head of the department with a […]
FINTRAC: the national security conversation that’s flying under the radar
While eyes are focused on the rapid advance of Bill C-51, comparatively little light is being shone on some of the specific components of Canada’s national security and intelligence agencies […]
Beware governments’ ‘big data’ promises – bringing cautionary tales from BC to the UK
The Birkbeck Law Review has just published a special issue of papers from their Privacy and Surveillance Conference. The conference, at Birkbeck, University of London, was thrilling to attend […]
