By cbcnews.ca Published July 11, 2013 A coalition of 20 First Nations and women’s groups is slamming the B.C. government for failing to implement recommendations from the inquiry into serial killer Robert Pickton. “We’re sick and tired of going to … Read More
Media Coverage
Drunk driving laws tough and effective, but are they fair?
Posted onBy abbotsfordtimes.com Published July 11, 2013 There was a huge outcry when B.C.’s tough new drinking and driving laws came into effect nearly three years ago, but the results seem clear: the new laws are saving lives. According to a … Read More
Media access to Surrey terror suspects’ apartment squalor was illegal: civil liberties group
Posted onBy James Keller/timescolonist.com Published July 4, 2013 VANCOUVER – RCMP investigators had barely finished sifting through the personal belongings of a British Columbia couple accused of planning a Canada Day terrorist attack when reporters, photographers and camera operators descended on … Read More
BC Civil Liberties Association questions RCMP techniques used in investigating alleged terror plot
Posted onBy Julia Foy/globalnews.ca Published July 4, 2013 The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is watching the case of the alleged terrorist bombers with great interest. Police say several potential bombs were planted around the B.C. Legislature, but that the public was … Read More
Rights groups speak out for prof accused in France bombing
Posted onBy Megan Gillis/cnews.com Published July 4, 2013 OTTAWA— Human rights and civil liberties groups are intervening in a former sociology professor’s bid to block his extradition to France in connection with a deadly 1980 synagogue bombing. Lawyers for Amnesty International … Read More
BC Civil Liberties Association: ‘CBSA should give up its Hollywood dream and focus on its job’
Posted onBy Rabble.ca Published June 24, 2013 The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) issued the following update on the campaign to have the reality TV show “Border Security” taken off the air. rabble.cahas previously covered this story, including reporting on the direct … Read More
Canada bans masks at riots in new law
Posted onBy Kate Stanton/UPI.com Published June 20, 2013 A new law, which bans the wearing of masks during riots, has gone into effect in Canada. Canadians have a worldwide reputation for being easy-going and apologetic, but the northern nation … Read More
Wearing a mask at a riot is now a crime
Posted onBy Meagan Fitzpatrick/cbc.ca Published June 19, 2013 MAXIMUM 10-YEAR PRISON TERM FOR CONVICTION OF NEW OFFENCE A bill that bans the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly and carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence with … Read More
Sensible B.C. has good chance of forcing marijuana referendum
Posted onBy Barbara Yaffe/vancouversun.com Published June 21, 2013 Group wants voters to tell the province to pass a law asking police to ignore marijuana use. Organizers of a campaign aimed at decriminalizing pot will be blitzing B.C. this summer, … Read More
Criminal Code Provisions Still a Threat to Safety of Sex Workers
Posted onThis Thursday, June 13th, the BCCLA appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in Attorney General of Canada, et al. v. Terri Jean Bedford, et al., the historic challenge to the three provisions of the Criminal Code concerning prostitution. The … Read More
