MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Supreme Court to Oppose Unreasonable Parole Ineligibility Periods
For Immediate Release March 23, 2022 WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme court of Canada to intervene in Attorney General of Quebec v. Bissonnette to oppose stacking parole ineligibility periods on Charter grounds. WHEN: […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Argue Against Limits on Conditional Sentencing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory) – On March 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the case of Her Majesty the Queen in Right […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Fight Mandatory Minimum Sentences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHAT: BC Civil Liberties Association at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Jesse Dallas Hills v. Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Queen v. Ocean William Storm […]
Human Rights: Change Through Collaboration
We have always fought to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms, but we never do this work alone. From coalition work and joint advocacy, to lending our perspectives in challenges […]
Raising the Alarm on State and Corporate Surveillance of Tiny House Warriors
In August I travelled to the Tiny House Warriors Village on a fact-finding mission to better understand the escalating intimidation and surveillance at the hands of the state of Canada […]
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 (XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (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 […]
