Born Equal: Citizenship by Birth is Canada’s Valuable Legacy
This week, the Toronto Star reported on a proposal to eliminate citizenship by birth on Canadian soil (also known as jus soli citizenship, or citizenship “by soil”). Proposals to eliminate […]
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind No More – Prisoners’ Justice Day
Edward Nalon committed suicide 40 years ago today (August 10) in solitary confinement at a prison in Ontario. Every year since his death, prisoners across Canada have observed Prisoners’ Justice […]
Taking down Mr. Big
How far is too far when it comes to obtaining a confession? When does an undercover investigation cross the line from being “skillful police work” to coercion and entrapment? Can […]
25th Anniversary of Arts One at UBC
A prefatory comment from Professor Rowan…. Re-reading this 22 years later (2013) leaves me still confident of the relevance of its message. I change nothing, though my uneasiness concerning the […]
Update: Equal Citizenship for All Canadians
C-24 Threatens Equal Citizenship In February the federal government put forward Bill C-24, introducing sweeping changes to Canada’s citizenship laws. This new law will turn Canadian citizenship law upside down, […]
Ready for takeoff?
An important victory in an important case south of the border last week – a federal court in Oregon struck down the US government’s redress procedure for challenging inclusion on […]
One Year Later: Global Analysis of the Snowden Revelations
As the old gag starts out, “Well, I got good news and I’ve got bad news”. The good news is that lots and lots has happened as a result of […]
Meet our 2014 Liberty Award Winners!
On June 19 the BCCLA honours exceptional contributions to human rights and civil liberties. Take part in our biggest celebration of the year, join us!
Justice for Deepan Budlakoti
VANCOUVER – On Wednesday, May 14th, the BCCLA along with No One Is Illegal-Coast Salish Territories hosted Deepan Budlakoti, an ordinary young man from Ottawa who is facing some extraordinary […]
