Muhsen Ahemed Ramadan Agraira v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Mushen Ahemed Ramadan Agraira married a Canadian woman in 1997 and applied to the government to be allowed to settle in Canada. Mr. Agraira did not hide the fact that […]
J. F. v. Her Majesty the Queen
This case concerns the question of whether an accused can be convicted as a party to a conspiracy to commit murder. At issue is whether a conviction based on aiding […]
Florkow and London v. Police Complaint Commissioner
This case arises from the alleged assault of Yao Wei Wu in 2010 by two members of the Vancouver Police Department. At issue is whether the Police Complaint Commissioner (“PCC”), […]
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 […]