Worm v. Canada: Working to End Solitary Confinement
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association announced on May 22, 2013 that it has settled a lawsuit against the Government of Canada that the BCCLA filed on behalf of BobbyLee Worm, […]
Rose Henry et al. v. The Attorney General of Canada et al.
This case concerns the constitutional validity of amendments to the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9 (“the Act”) that require voters to prove their identity and residence by prescribed […]
Mounted Police Association of Ontario, et al. v. Attorney General (Canada)
This case concerns the ability of RCMP members to unionize. The RCMP is the only major police force in Canada that does not have a union. Two professional organizations formed […]
R. v. Carvery and R. v. Summers
These two cases consider the ability of a trial judge to grant an offender enhanced credit for the time he or she spends in custody between conviction and sentencing. Until […]
The Estate of Zahra Kazemi et al. v. Iran, et al.
This case considers whether a Canadian court has jurisdiction over a civil suit for damages arising from the torture of a Canadian citizen by a foreign state, in a foreign […]
Diane Knopf, Warden of Mission Institution, et al. v. Gurkirpal Singh Khela
The BCCLA is an intervener in the case. This case concerns the critical role that the provincial superior courts play in ensuring that prisoners have access to meaningful judicial review […]
Attorney General of Canada (on behalf of the Republic of France) v. Hassan Naim Diab
Hassan Diab is a Canadian citizen who is challenging an order to extradite him to face trial in France in connection with a bombing that took place in Paris in […]
Information and Privacy Commissioner, et al. v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, et al.
The United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 401, represent the workers at the Palace Casino in Edmonton. During 2006, the union went on strike to protest working conditions. The […]
R. v. Mann
This case concerns an issue that is arising with increasing frequency in the law enforcement context: whether the power to search incident to a lawful arrest includes the authority to […]
R. v. Vu
This case concerns the limits of police authority to search pursuant to a valid warrant, and how computers and electronic devices should be considered when determining the scope of a […]