If It Ain’t Broke… Voter ID Rules Undemocratic and Unnecessary
As the old adage goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But that’s exactly what the government decided to do back in 2007 when amendments to voting laws came […]
Would a Police Record Check Cost You a Job? The Answer Might Surprise You
Have you been affected by the release of non-conviction information on a police record check? If so, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC wants to hear […]
The Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
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. […]
Carter v. Canada: The Death with Dignity Case
Synopsis 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 […]
Join our team: Winter Communications & Development Volunteer positions
Lend 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 […]
Conscientious Objection: the Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
On 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, […]
Prison Justice: BCCLA at the SCC
The 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 […]
Democracy, Education and Philosophy: the Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
Preface 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 […]
Insite permettant de sauver des vies: où se trouvent donc les autres sites au Canada ?
Le 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 […]
Insite Saves Lives: It’s Time for More
September 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 […]