Press Release: BCCLA Wins Lawsuit Against the RCMP Commissioner
For Immediate Release Vancouver (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) won a landmark court case about police accountability. The BCCLA brought this lawsuit to […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to defend right to challenge unconstitutional laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHAT: BC Civil Liberties Association at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Attorney General of British Columbia v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities (case no. 39430) to defend […]
Decision clearing New Westminster Police Officers for Unlawful Street Check Based on Race to be Reviewed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, QayQayt and Kwikwetlem First Nations /New Westminster B.C. Illegal Police Street Checks Continue in BC The BCCLA calls upon the […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA to Defend Human Rights in Closing Submissions at Cullen Commission
For Immediate Release What: BCCLA to provide closing oral submissions at Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in BC When: Closing submissions for participants are scheduled for October 15, […]
Enough is Enough: We took the RCMP Commissioner to Court
Written by Jessica Magonet On September 21, 2021, pro bono counsel Paul Champ and I appeared in Federal Court to argue the BCCLA’s case against the RCMP Commissioner. This lawsuit […]
Proof Of Vaccination Programs Are Warranted to Protect Public Health and Save Lives Amid a Deadly Pandemic
Written by Megan McDermott Proof of Vaccination Programs[1] have become a popular tool for governments across Canada responding to the fourth and current wave of COVID-19 infections. As an organization […]
Creating change – in the world and the workplace
Written by Harsha Walia and Leila Toledo Over the past few years, the BC Civil Liberties Association has focused its attention on how we can create a different world and […]
Decision clearing New Westminster Police Officers for Unlawful Street Check Based on Race to be Reviewed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, QayQayt and Kwikwetlem First Nations /New Westminster B.C. Illegal Police Street Checks Continue in BC The BCCLA calls upon the […]
Down the Rabbit Hole of Police Governance: The Saga of BCCLA’s Street Checks Complaint
The BCCLA took on the issue of police street checks in 2018. A police street check is a discretionary police practice where police stop a person in public, question them […]
Letter from the Board President to the Community
Words matter. Context matters. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association supports the cherished right to free expression, and as an organization we want our messages to be clear. A tweet […]
