Brown v Alberta
In 2024, the Government of Alberta announced that the City of Red Deer would be closing its overdose prevention site (“OPS”) in March 2025 once the OPS current funding lapsed. […]
Attorney General of Quebec v. Lalande, et al.
In 1989, BCCLA and it then president, John Dixon, won the landmark voting rights decision of Dixon v Attorney General of British Columbia. In that case, the BC Supreme Court […]
Heegsma et al v City of Hamilton
In 2021, a group of individuals experiencing homelessness who were evicted from encampments in Hamilton parks filed a Charter challenge against the City of Hamilton. These Applicants argue that certain […]
R v R.B.-C.
The Appellant in this case, Mr. R.B.-C. (name subject to a publication ban) was found guilty of sexual assault, but was not sentenced until more than one year later, or […]
Facebook Inc v Privacy Commissioner of CanadaÂ
In 2018, a large controversy erupted around a political consulting company, Cambridge Analytica, and its data acquisition practices. It was reported that the company had purchased personal information of up to 87 million people from the […]
Francis v Air Canada
In 2018, Dr. June Francis, a Black Woman and Anti-Racism educator, experienced adverse treatment by Air Canada staff when she attempted to seek assistance with checking in for her flight […]
R v Warren
Mr. Warren was sentenced as a dangerous offender, meaning he was given an indefinite federal sentence of incarceration. Given his disabilities, and based on his previous experiences in federal custody, […]
Kishawi v Vancouver Island University
The petitioner, Sara Kishawi, was a student at Vancouver Island University (“VIU”). Over the summer of 2024, the petitioner was accused of a series of violations of VIU’s Student Conduct […]
English School Board of Montreal et al v Attorney General of Quebec
This case stems from a constitutional challenge against Quebec’s Bill 21, legislation passed in 2019 that violates Charter rights to freedom of religion and expression. It forbids people who work […]
R v Fox
Sharon Fox is a criminal defence lawyer in Saskatchewan who was charged with obstruction of justice in relation to a telephone call she had with her client, which was recorded […]