Civil rights group condemns Cominco’s anti-smoking policy
A new anti-smoking policy at Cominco Ltd. in Trail, B.C. has far-reaching civil liberties implications for the privacy and autonomy of employees. The new policy bans any smoking on Cominco […]
Civil rights group condemns lack of privacy for Social Assistance applicants
A government form for assessing eligibility for social assistance is an unjustified incursion into the privacy of applicants, says the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. According to Murray Mollard, Policy Director, […]
Student member of BCCLA executive arrested!
The BCCLA is deeply concerned about the political manipulation of police in the wake of the police’s response to demonstrations at the University of British Columbia and elsewhere during the […]
Civil rights group denounces attack on UBC students’ APEC protests
Saturday night at around 9:00 pm, four students who were participating in an anti-APEC protest at the UBC Museum of Anthropology were arrested by the RCMP. Eleven students had set […]
Civil rights group concerned about future of freedom of expression
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, long a defender of free speech and human rights in British Columbia, fears for the future of freedom of expression as a result of today’s […]
Prominent Canadians Come Forward in Support of Teachers’ and Parents’ Challenges of Surrey School Book Banning
(Vancouver, 1 October 1997) Several prominent people have come forward in support of teachers, parents and students challenging the Surrey School Board‘s banning of lesbian and gay themed children’s books. […]
Xtra! West and Trinity Western University
by Kay Stockholder Gareth Kirby, Editor Xtra West! Dear Sir, I appreciate the interest that your paper showed in reporting the views of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association on the […]
Civil liberties group not one-sided
Letter to the Editor, Vancouver Sun, September 17, 1997 Dear Sir: Although the B.C. Civil Liberties Association is grateful for the broad coverage given our work by Douglas Todd (“Civil […]
Your civil rights and the mayor of Vancouver
In a democracy, effective law enforcement and the liberties of the citizens who empower the police are in constant tension. We all want our lives and property protected; we also […]
Teachers, students and parents launch court challenge to Surrey schools book ban
Teachers, students and parents have come together to challenge the decision of the Surrey school trustees to ban from Surrey schools books that depict families with same sex parents. Their […]
