First We Dance; Then We Gear Up for Battle with the Zombies… Time to celebrate! Here at the BCCLA, we were out dancing in the streets and sharing virtual hi-fives with our many and excellent collaborators, celebrating the “death” of … Read More
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Challenging voter ID laws: BCCLA talks to CBC’s Power & Politics
Posted onNothing is more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote. Changes to the Elections Act may deny some of the most vulnerable in our society from making their mark at the polls on election day. Counsel Raji Mangat … Read More
Doors slammed shut: National Energy Board refused requests to open its hearings to the public
Posted onIn January, the BCCLA wrote a letter to the National Energy Board asking the Board to rescind its decision to close the Enbridge Northern Gateway hearings to the public in Vancouver. Rather than reverse its decision, the Board’s Joint Review … Read More
The Retreat From Politics: the Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
Posted onTHE RETREAT FROM POLITICS R. J. Rowan Delivered to the Vancouver Institute – January 31, 1970 I am far from supposing that I’m the first or will be the last to suffer the special embarrassment which I presently feel. Putting … Read More
Surveillance & Society: Talkin’ About A Revolution
Posted onTo kick off 2013, Policy Director Micheal Vonn and Board Member Reg Whitaker contributed to the journal Surveillance & Society. Read their full pieces below. Talkin’ About A Revolution by Micheal Vonn, Policy Director Question 1: Where Are We?—Sanitation Engineering … Read More
IdleNoMore: Indigenous Rights are Human Rights
Posted onAs the IdleNoMore movement marches on nationwide, in a vibrant demonstration of the free expression that is at the core of democracy, we share the conviction that the rights of Indigenous peoples must be respected. We support the cause of … Read More
Silver Linings: The Supreme Court of Canada Rules on the Definition of Terrorist Activity
Posted onToday, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered its decisions in R. v. Khawaja, United States v. Nadarajah, and United States v. Sriskandarajah. These companion cases deal with the constitutionality of the definition of “terrorist activity” and its operation throughout the … Read More
The BCCLA before Parliament: preventative detention, investigative hearings and “training” offences
Posted onToday, BCCLA Senior Counsel Carmen Cheung appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to present the BCCLA’s position on Bill S-7. This bill seeks to resurrect the preventative detention and investigative hearing provisions … Read More
Press Releases
Posted onFor all press releases related to physician assisted dying click here. Further Resources The BCCLA has a number of resources related to this case. Related Content
In Memory of Gloria Taylor
Posted onGloria Taylor, the 64 year-old woman who fought courageously to change Canada’s law on assisted dying, died on Thursday, October 4th, 2012. Gloria had ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and was the lead plaintiff in the B.C. Civil Liberties Association’s … Read More
