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 […]
BCCLA Intervenes to Challenge Racial Profiling in Traffic Stops at Supreme Court of Canada Â
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON / unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) will make oral arguments as an intervenor at the Supreme Court of Canada […]
Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Finding Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional
Edmonton, AB/ (Treaty 6) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) celebrates today’s decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Wirring v Law Society of Alberta. The Court declared […]
FNLC and BCCLA Celebrate Landmark Decision of the British Columbia Court of AppealÂ
(xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) congratulate and uplift the Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations on […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Promote Accountability and Transparency in National Security Oversight Â
WHAT: BCCLA to intervene in Alford v Canada to argue for the protection of parliamentary privilege to uphold accountability and transparency WHEN: November 5 – 6, 2025, at 6:30 am PST WHERE: […]
RCMP admits they “overstepped authority” at Fairy Creek, but will anything change?Â
The RCMP’s controversial and heavily-criticized Community Response Unit (CRU-BC) – formerly known as the Community-Industry Response Group (“C-IRG”) – was recently back in the headlines as it will be policing […]