Press Release: BCCLA Disappointed in Supreme Court of Canada Decision to Allow Warrantless Police Searches of Private Property
Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to allow the Crown’s appeal in R […]
BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada in Landmark Constitutional Case to Clarify the Notwithstanding ClauseÂ
When: March 23-26, 2025 Where: Supreme Court of Canada, live webcast available Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in the landmark case of English […]
Online Privacy at Stake in Cambridge Analytica Supreme Court of Canada Case
WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada to argue that the privacy of online users must be protected in the face […]
Dale Culver Family Reacts to RCMP Officer Sentenced to 18 Months’ Probation for Obstruction of Justice
Prince George, BC / unceded Lheidli T’enneh Territory – Today, Judge Fortino sentenced Arthur Dalman, the Prince George RCMP officer convicted of obstructing justice, to 18 months’ probation. This means that Dalman will have a criminal record, will have to report to a probation officer, and must complete 150 […]
Press Release: Downtown Eastside Organizations Sound the Alarm after the Release of Vancouver’s FIFA 2026 Human Rights Action Plan
xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – On behalf of an informal coalition of organizations and collectives in the DTES and Chinatown communities (“the Coalition”), […]
Fighting Media Exclusion Zones. What don’t they want us to see?
In April 2023, City of Vancouver workers accompanied by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) carried out a forced eviction of the encampment along Hastings Street. I was there on the […]
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Historic Decision on Mobility Rights
Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes today’s historic decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador. […]
Pivot & BC Civil Liberties Association File Review with BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner for Police Board Inaction on VPD’s Excessive Use of Force at Palestine Protests
For Immediate Release xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Today, Pivot & BCCLA filed a request for review to BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner that […]
BCCLA calls for independent investigation into use of force and detainment of Ontario lawyer Â
by Meghan McDermott & Jerome Igbokwe BC Civil Liberties Association strongly condemns the reported use of force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against Sudine Riley, a Black defence lawyer, inside the Oshawa […]
Civil Society Launches People’s Consultation on AI Today; Government Regulation of AI Needed
(XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC) – The People’s Consultation on AI launches today, a collaborative civil society initiative created in response to the federal government’s failure to […]