Right to Life Association of Toronto v. Canada (Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour)
The Right to Life Association of Toronto v. Canada (Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour) case considers whether the federal government can require employers to explicitly support reproductive rights including […]
BCCLA v. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki et al.
The BCCLA is suing RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki for inexcusable delays preventing the release of a civilian watchdog report into RCMP spying on Indigenous and climate advocates. In February 2014, […]
C.P. v. Her Majesty the Queen
C.P v. Her Majesty the Queen is a critical case about the rights of young people in the criminal justice system. The Court will determine whether the Youth Criminal Justice Act […]
A.C. and J.F. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta
A.C. and J.F. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta is a case at the Alberta Court of Appeal. This case is about an Alberta law that puts […]
Teksavvy v. Bell Media et al.
The BCCLA is intervening in Teksavvy v. Bell Media et al., a case which raises important and novel civil liberties issues related to freedom of expression in the context of […]
Javid Ahmad v. Her Majesty the Queen and Landon Williams v. Her Majesty the Queen
On Friday, May 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its judgment in Javid Ahmad v. Her Majesty the Queen and Landon Williams v. Her Majesty the Queen. The […]
Chaycen Michael Zora v. Her Majesty the Queen
In a 4:1 opinion, the BC Court of Appeal ruled that breaches of recognizance (i.e. breaches of bail conditions) under section 145(3) of the Criminal Code require an objective, as […]
1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association and Bent v. Platnick
On November 12, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear two appeals concerning freedom of expression on matters of public interest and lawsuits that aim to stifle that expression. […]
R. v. Boudreault
The BCCLA intervened in this important case, in which the victim surcharge (s. 737 of the Criminal Code) was successfully struck down. The surcharge was introduced in 1988 with the […]
R. v. Rafilovich
The BCCLA is intervening in this case at the Supreme Court of Canada, which deals with the fine in lieu of forfeiture provisions of the Criminal Code. These laws trigger […]
