Professor Robert J. Rowan (Bob to everybody in his classrooms and the BCCLA) was one of the founding directors of the BCCLA, and contributed a substantial portion of its foundation. Bob was a political philosopher and educational reformer, sending out … Read More
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Carter v. Canada: The Death with Dignity Case
Posted onSynopsis The BCCLA filed a lawsuit in April 2011 to seek to allow seriously and incurably ill, mentally competent adults the right to receive medical assistance to hasten death under certain specific safeguards. The lawsuit claims that Criminal Code provisions … Read More
Join our team: Winter Communications & Development Volunteer positions
Posted onLend your energies to social justice! The BCCLA is seeking four individuals to join our team as Communications & Development Volunteers from January 15th to May 15th, 2014. The BCCLA is one of Canada’s leading social and democratic justice non-for-profit organizations. With a … Read More
Conscientious Objection: the Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
Posted onOn Conscientious Objection As you read this essay you will soon recognize that it heavily reflects its period of writing (completed in late 1968). WWII was only 23 years ago, the US was beginning to wind down its disastrous war … Read More
Prison Justice: BCCLA at the SCC
Posted onThe BCCLA appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on prison issues twice in October, re-asserting that for prisoners, “‘The rule of law is absent, although rules are everywhere’”. With reference to official reports, inquiries, and case law, the BCCLA’s … Read More
Democracy, Education and Philosophy: the Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
Posted onPreface This set of dialogues was delivered on a CBC radio series over twelve weeks. I wrote and then read these aloud for broadcast, my voice trying to play both “parts”. To some surprise, it went over quite well. Nothing … Read More
Insite permettant de sauver des vies: où se trouvent donc les autres sites au Canada ?
Posted onLe 30 septembre marque le deuxième anniversaire de la décision par la Cour Suprême du Canada qui a accordé à unanimité la protection constitutionnelle à la site d’injection supervisée de Vancouver, Insite. Pour marquer cet anniversaire, la Coalition canadienne des … Read More
Insite Saves Lives: It’s Time for More
Posted onSeptember 30, 2013 (9/30) marks the two-year anniversary of Canada’s Supreme Court decision that unanimously granted constitutional protection to Vancouver’s supervised injection site, Insite. To mark this important anniversary, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is spearheading a campaign to let … Read More
The Journey of Reconciliation: Issuing our Statement of Reconciliation at Canada’s TRC
Posted onThis morning the BCCLA joined Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the Vancouver national event to issue a Statement of Reconciliation. We take part in this event as part of a much broader journey of reconciliation, hoping that with care … Read More
Join our team: Communications & Development Volunteer positions
Posted onLend your energies to social justice! The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is seeking two individuals to spend time with the association as Communications & Development Volunteers from September 30, 2013- December 15, 2013. Fall Communications & Development Volunteers The BCCLA … Read More
