BCCLA Reacts: Mathur Ontario Court of Appeal decision significant step forward in climate and constitutional accountability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON (traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to argue against adult sentences for young people
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in R v IM and R v SB to argue that the seriousness of a crime is irrelevant when […]
Media Advisory: Civil Liberties Organization Calls on Supreme Court of Canada to Uphold Prisoners’ Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Attorney General of Saskatchewan to argue that the Charter must protect fair […]
What’s in Bill C-63, and why we are alarmed
Legislation to develop online protections for privacy, and against harmful online activity has been long-awaited. However, the legislation tabled by the federal government on February 26, 2024 – Bill C-63 […]
Follow-up for Misconduct Investigation into VPD Constable Dimitri Sheinerman(VPD Member # 3390)
Chief Constable Adam PalmerVancouver Police Department2120 Cambie StreetVancouver, B.C. Canada V5Z [email protected] Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner5th Floor, 947 Fort StreetPO Box 9895, STN Prov Govt.Victoria, BC V8W [email protected] […]
PRESS RELEASE: Legal groups file complaints against VPD for excessive use of force and surveillance of Palestine movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Lawyers with Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association have filed three complaints against […]
To the Members of the Law Society of British Columbia RE: Proposed Member Resolution 3
To the Members of the Law Society of British Columbia: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) urges you to vote against Proposed Member Resolution 3 (“Resolution 3”), which is […]
Private Property, Protest Rights, and Injunctions
Vancouver Island University (VIU) dismantled the Palestinian Solidarity Encampment – occupied by some of its students for over 100 days – after the BC Supreme Court granted the university an […]
BCCLA Reacts: BC Supreme Court Decision Grants Vancouver Island University Injunction request to Evict Palestinian Solidarity Encampment
Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the BC Supreme Court’s decision to grant an injunction in the Vancouver Island […]
Press Release: Civil Rights Group Pushes for Government Accountability in Notwithstanding Clause Case at Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Regina, SK / Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 Territories — the traditional lands of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda peoples, and Michif/Métis Nations – The BC […]
