Press Release: Power v Canada decision rejects absolute immunity for lawmakers
For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is heartened by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Attorney General of Canada v […]
Racial profiling law: justice for one man but a system left unaccountable
It’s a rare day when Crown prosecutors admit that a criminal conviction was wrongly decided. It’s an even rarer day when the Crown concedes its case when it’s under appeal […]
PRESS RELEASE: Civil Liberties Group Calls for Review of Edmonton Police Service Actions at 2024 Peace and Unity Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is calling for a review of a police action that led to the […]
Press Release:  Fight continues against secret hearings in challenge to CSIS spying on environmental groups  Â
For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has appealed a recent Federal Court decision related to our 10-year fight for […]
Press Release: BCCLA celebrates Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding privacy rights in schools
Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in York Region District School Board v Elementary Teachers’ Federation […]
Pro-Palestine community members detail police brutality and suppression; continue calls for arms embargo with Israel
sÉ™lĚ“ĂlwÉ™taʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xĘ·məθkwÉ™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), and SkwxwĂş7mesh (Squamish) Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) Pro-Palestine community members who were violently dispersed from a rail blockade in East Vancouver on May 31, 2024 spoke out […]
REMINDER – Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement
Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement; lawyers detail avenues being pursued to demand accountability from VPD. […]
Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement
For Immediate Release Media Advisory of Press Conference: Legal, Indigenous, and human rights organizations speak up against police brutality targeting Palestine Solidarity movement; lawyers detail avenues being pursued to demand […]
BCCLA and OpenMedia React: Bill S-210 leaving committee stage without adequate study
Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and OpenMedia are disappointed that the House Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (“SECU”) […]
BC Civil Liberties Association 2023 Annual Report
Throughout 2023, the BCCLA persisted in our fight to uphold freedom and justice across Canada, sharpening our focus on the inextricable connection between civil liberties and human rights. The BCCLA’s […]
