Richard Colvin Documents
Documents that support Mr. Richard Colvin’s testimony are being made publicly available by the BCCLA and Amnesty International. Mr. Colvin, a senior diplomat who was stationed in Afghanistan, recently testified […]
Afghan Detainee Case Documents
Amnesty International Canada and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association v. Chief of Defence Staff for the Canadian Armed Forces, et al. Synopsis Amnesty International Canada and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association v. […]
R. v. Mernagh
This case concerns the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (“MMAR”). The Ontario Superior Court of Justice determined that the MMAR sections of Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that bar marijuana […]
Ibrahim Yumnu v. Her Majesty the Queen, et al.
This case concerns the vetting of jury members by the Crown and police. At issue is the right to a fair and impartial trial and whether such jury vetting and […]
Her Majesty the Queen v. Yat Fung Albert Tse, et al
This case concerned the constitutionality of warrantless wiretaps conducted by police under section 184.4 of the Criminal Code. At issue was whether this emergency wiretap provision constituted an “unreasonable search […]
Her Majesty the Queen v. Clato Lual Mabior
This case concerns the criminalization of HIV transmission and exposure under the Criminal Code. At issue are citizens’ and patients’ rights to privacy over health status, autonomy over personal life, […]
Her Majesty the Queen v. Frank Ralph Ladue
Mr. Ladue, an Aboriginal man, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for breaching a long term supervision order. At issue is the interpretation of section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code […]
Wayne Penner v. Regional Municipality of Niagara Regional Police Services Board, et al.
This case concerns the doctrine of issue estoppel and whether it should apply to findings of a police discipline hearing which would prohibit an individual complainant from seeking compensation from […]
Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society and Sheryl Kiselback v. The Attorney General of Canada
This case involves a constitutional challenge to the Criminal Code provisions making adult prostitution illegal. A trial was set for February 2009, but the BC Supreme Court determined that the […]
Breeden v. Black and Les éditions Écosociété Inc., et al. v. Banro Corporation
These two cases before the Supreme Court of Canada concerned the appropriate venue for defamation claims. The BCCLA was an intervener in both cases, and argued that the Court’s decision […]
