Press Release: BCCLA Disappointed in Supreme Court of Canada Decision to Allow Warrantless Police Searches of Private Property
Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to allow the Crown’s appeal in R […]
BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada in Landmark Constitutional Case to Clarify the Notwithstanding Clause
When: March 23-26, 2025 Where: Supreme Court of Canada, live webcast available Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in the landmark case of English […]
Online Privacy at Stake in Cambridge Analytica Supreme Court of Canada Case
WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada to argue that the privacy of online users must be protected in the face […]
Press Release: Vancouver Police Board Handling of Surveillance Complaint Raises Oversight Concerns
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Pivot Legal Society are criticizing the Vancouver Police Board’s handling of […]
Press Release: ‘We’re not(with)standing for this’ Campaign Launches People’s Pledge Against Use of the Notwithstanding Clause
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh) / Vancouver, BC – BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has launched a new video “What the heck is the notwithstanding clause?” to […]
Press Release: BCCLA celebrates decision from Saskatchewan that courts do have a say if use of the notwithstanding clause violates Charter rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Regina, SK / Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 Territories: the traditional lands of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda peoples, and Michif/Métis Nations – The BC Civil Liberties […]
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 […]