BCCLA and OpenMedia React: Bill S-210 leaving committee stage without adequate study
Vancouver, BC / unceded Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and OpenMedia are disappointed that the House Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (“SECU”) […]
BC Civil Liberties Association 2023 Annual Report
Throughout 2023, the BCCLA persisted in our fight to uphold freedom and justice across Canada, sharpening our focus on the inextricable connection between civil liberties and human rights. The BCCLA’s […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to defend the right of voters to be informed
WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Attorney General of Ontario v Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc., et al. to argue that the right to vote cannot […]
BCCLA disappointed by Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding the military court martial system
Ottawa, ON (unceded territory of the Algonquin/Omàmìwininìwag) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed in today’s Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision in R v Edwards et al, […]
2024 Budget Fails People with Disabilities
The BC Civil Liberties Association joins the chorus of persons with disabilities (PWD) and disability advocacy groups in expressing our profound disappointment in the federal government’s failure to make good […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA, Animal Justice, and Centre for Freedom of Expression at the Ontario Court of Appeal to defend the public interest in challenging government decisions
WHAT: BCCLA, Animal Justice, and Centre for Freedom of Expression at the Ontario Court of Appeal to jointly intervene in Democracy Watch v Ontario Integrity Commissioner, to defend the public […]
Press Release: Seven Years Later and We are Still Waiting for Justice for Dale Culver
Prince George, BC (unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation) – In July 2017, Dale Culver, a 35-year-old Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan man was killed by the RCMP in Prince […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to urge police accountability when contemplating a warrantless search and seizure of electronic communications
WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in R v Campbell to ensure police accountability when contemplating a warrantless search and seizure of electronic communications WHEN: March 21, […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to defend the rights of youth in care
WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse v Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse […]
BCCLA and West Coast LEAF React: Proposed Amendments to BC’s Child Protection Legislation Won’t Cure Privacy Rights Violations
Vancouver, BC (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and West Coast LEAF are disappointed by the BC government’s proposed amendments to s. 96 of the […]
