Injunctions Will Not Solve Homelessness: BCCLA Reacts to Prince George Withdrawing Tent City Appeal
Housing is a human right, but Prince George has been fighting people experiencing homelessness in court for months. Last week, the city finally withdrew its appeal against unhoused people living […]
BCCLA announces departure of Litigation Director Grace Pastine
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) announced today that Grace Pastine is stepping down from her position as the litigation director of the BCCLA. Pastine was hired in 2007 as […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Supreme Court to Oppose Unreasonable Parole Ineligibility Periods
For Immediate Release March 23, 2022 WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme court of Canada to intervene in Attorney General of Quebec v. Bissonnette to oppose stacking parole ineligibility periods on Charter grounds. WHEN: […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Argue Against Limits on Conditional Sentencing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ottawa, ON (unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory) – On March 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the case of Her Majesty the Queen in Right […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Fight Mandatory Minimum Sentences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHAT: BC Civil Liberties Association at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Jesse Dallas Hills v. Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Queen v. Ocean William Storm […]
Human Rights: Change Through Collaboration
We have always fought to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms, but we never do this work alone. From coalition work and joint advocacy, to lending our perspectives in challenges […]
Raising the Alarm on State and Corporate Surveillance of Tiny House Warriors
In August I travelled to the Tiny House Warriors Village on a fact-finding mission to better understand the escalating intimidation and surveillance at the hands of the state of Canada […]
Press Release: BCCLA Wins Lawsuit Against the RCMP Commissioner
For Immediate Release Vancouver (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) won a landmark court case about police accountability. The BCCLA brought this lawsuit to […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to defend right to challenge unconstitutional laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHAT: BC Civil Liberties Association at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in Attorney General of British Columbia v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities (case no. 39430) to defend […]
Decision clearing New Westminster Police Officers for Unlawful Street Check Based on Race to be Reviewed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, QayQayt and Kwikwetlem First Nations /New Westminster B.C. Illegal Police Street Checks Continue in BC The BCCLA calls upon the […]
