PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court of Canada decision to safeguard the rights of youth in protective care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Québec (Commission des […]
PRESS RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court of Canada decision to uphold privacy rights but expand police search power
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes, in part, today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA Challenging Mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the King at the Alberta Court of Appeal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at Alberta Court of Appeal to intervene in Wirring v The Law Society of Alberta to challenge the Law Society of Alberta’s mandatory Oath of […]
Media Advisory: Civil Liberties Organization Calls on Supreme Court of Canada to Uphold Prisoners’ Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Attorney General of Saskatchewan to argue that the Charter must protect fair […]
Follow-up for Misconduct Investigation into VPD Constable Dimitri Sheinerman(VPD Member # 3390)
Chief Constable Adam PalmerVancouver Police Department2120 Cambie StreetVancouver, B.C. Canada V5Z [email protected] Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner5th Floor, 947 Fort StreetPO Box 9895, STN Prov Govt.Victoria, BC V8W [email protected] […]
Press Release: BCCLA celebrates Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding privacy rights in schools
Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in York Region District School Board v Elementary Teachers’ Federation […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at BC Court of Appeal to uphold Charter rights of people detained under Mental Health Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at BC Court of Appeal to intervene in AT v British Columbia (Mental Health Review Board) to uphold Charter rights of people subject to […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene on the right to privacy in IP Addresses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in R v Bykovets to argue that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in IP addresses WHEN: […]
Media Advisory of Press Conference: Advocates React to Province of British Columbia’s Decision to End Canada Border Services Agency Immigration Detention Agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: People with lived experience in immigration detention will join advocates and experts from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Immigration and Refugee Legal Clinic, the […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Supreme Court to Oppose Unreasonable Parole Ineligibility Periods
For Immediate Release March 23, 2022 WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme court of Canada to intervene in Attorney General of Quebec v. Bissonnette to oppose stacking parole ineligibility periods on Charter grounds. WHEN: […]
