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 […]
Press Release: Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations Issue Joint Statement on Alberta’s Proposed Use of the Notwithstanding Clause
The BC Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Ligue des droits et liberties jointly released the following statement in response to Alberta’s proposed use of the […]
Annulez l’interdiction d’entrée sur le territoire de Kneecap
BCCLA condamne la dĂ©cision infondĂ©e, partiale et autoritaire du gouvernement libĂ©ral d’interdire au groupe de rap irlandais Kneecap d’entrer au Canada et de donner ses concerts en octobre. Ă€ notre […]
Tell Danielle Smith: We’re not(with)standing for this!
On September 19, a leaked provincial memo revealed that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to use the notwithstanding clause to pass not one, not two, but THREE bills […]
Albertans, Tell Danielle Smith: We’re not(with)standing for this!
On September 19, a leaked provincial memo revealed that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to use the notwithstanding clause to pass not one, not two, but THREE bills […]