BC Civil Liberties Association 2024 Annual Report
Throughout 2024, BCCLA persisted in our fight to protect hard-won rights and freedoms that are increasingly under threat. BCCLA’s 2024 Annual Report shares highlights of our litigation, law reform, and […]
Press Release: Judge Rejects RCMP Officer’s Charter Challenge in Dale Culver Case
Judge Rejects RCMP Officer’s Charter Challenge in Dale Culver Case His Family’s Long Fight for Justice Moves Forward Prince George, BC / unceded traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First […]
Press Release: Calls Grow for Withdrawal of BC’s Controversial Infrastructure Projects Act Â
(XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is urging Premier David Eby, Minister of Infrastructure Bowinn Ma, and the BC NDP Government […]
Press Release: Civil Rights Group Defends Lawyer-Client Privilege at Supreme Court of Canada
For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada today in R. v. Fox. This […]
Remembering Harry Critchley Â
Staff at the BC Civil Liberties Association were shocked to hear about the recent passing of Harry Critchley. We grieve for his family, friends, and all of humanity. In times […]
Media Advisory: Access to Justice for Incarcerated People at stake in Supreme Court of Canada case  Â
WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Dorsey v. Attorney General of Canada WHEN: May 13, 2025, at 9:30 am EST/ 6:30 am PST WHERE: Supreme Court of Canada Ottawa, […]
Demand action from Elections Canada for violating Nunavik voting rights
BCCLA is deeply disturbed by reports of people in Nunavik being denied the opportunity to exercise their Charter-protected right to vote in our recent federal election. Without advance notice, multiple […]
What Does Safety Really Look Like? A Call for Police Accountability in Times of Fear
Today, election day, we are in court witnessing the only police officer who was convicted in the violent arrest and death of Dale Culver challenge his conviction. During this federal […]
Media Release: BCCLA condemns UBC Profs’ perverse interpretation of University Act
For Immediate Release (XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC) – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Assocation (BCCLA) is releasing a statement from Executive Director, Liza Hughes, that condemns […]
UBC Profs’ perverse interpretation of the University Act lays bare a hidden agendaÂ
Universities are a crucial social space of free expression, exchange of ideas, and academic debate. Universities are not meant to be sanitized from political thought or discourse. The recent lawsuit […]
