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Please extend a warm welcome to our Summer Legal Interns: Salman, Arash, Victoria, and Jeremy! We are very excited to have them on board with us this summer. Learn more about each of their experiences by reading their biographies below: … Read More →

Summer is finally here! Like many Canadians, a few of us at the BCCLA are planning vacations south of the border this season.  Despite the holidays and sunshine, crossing the Canada-US border can be stressful as we worry about our … Read More →

We’re looking for a teammate who is passionate about working with communities to uphold civil liberties and human rights across BC and Canada. With a mandate that includes work on police accountability, patients’ rights, democratic freedoms, prisoners’ rights, national security … Read More →

[POSTING IS CLOSED – WE HAVE HIRED FOR THIS POSITION] Are you the next member of the BCCLA team? We’re looking for a lawyer who is passionate about working with communities to uphold civil liberties and human rights across BC … Read More →

Please extend a huge welcome to Meghan McDermott, BCCLA Counsel (Policy). Meghan joined the BCCLA as staff counsel in March of 2017. With a B.A. in philosophy from Concordia University, her compassion and curiosity drove her to study law at the University … Read More →

Please extend a warm welcome to our four newly elected members of the Board of Directors: Ian Bushfield Ian Bushfield is an advocate for Humanism, science and social justice living in Vancouver. He is the current and was the first … Read More →

The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in BC FIPA v. AGBC on January 26, 2017. We told you about this case in another blog post back in October, and you’ll recall that the issues the Court had to … Read More →

SLAPPs are civil lawsuits weaponized for censorship, and even cases that could not succeed on their merits can be strategically successful, since the litigation process is the punishment and not many people have the wherewithal to withstand a SLAPP.