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: Â 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: […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Argue Against Limits on Conditional Sentencing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory) – On March 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the case of Her Majesty the Queen in Right […]
Press Release: BCCLA Wins Lawsuit Against the RCMP Commissioner
For Immediate Release Vancouver (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) won a landmark court case about police accountability. The BCCLA brought this lawsuit to […]