By Tara Gostelow / CFJC tv Published on April 2, 2014 The bad news is: CSEC may have been spying on you. The good news is: you could get paid for the alleged invasion of privacy. Any resident of Canada … Read More
Media Coverage
BC Services Card may become omnibus-style ID
Posted onBy Bob Mackin / The Tyee Published April 2, 2014 The B.C. Services Card could become the omnibus identity card that B.C. Civil Liberties Association warned about at a 2013 conference. Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services, released … Read More
Is the pipeline fix in?
Posted onBy David Burke / Squamish Chief Published April 2, 2014 The revelation hit the news on Tuesday (April 1), but it was no April Fool’s joke: Premier Christy Clark was a partner in a firm that, beginning in 2005, … Read More
Mobile users deserve remedy says rights advocates suing feds for spying
Posted onBy The Canadian Press / globalpost Published on April 1, 2014 VANCOUVER – Civil rights advocates are calling for payments or other remedies for anyone who has used a laptop, cellphone, smartphone or tablet in Canada over the past 13 … Read More
Complaint against RCMP and CSIS spying moves to the next level
Posted onBy Jenny Uechi/Vancouver Observer Published on March 28, 2014 Two complaints filed by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are moving to the next level of investigation, … Read More
Ruling on inmate’s transfer a victory for prisoners’ rights
Posted onBy Sean Fine/The Globe and Mail Published on March 27, 2014 Federal inmates have been granted wide scope to go to court to challenge decisions affecting their detention, such as transfers to higher-security prisons or placements in segregation.In a … Read More
Vancouver building seized without any charges against owner
Posted onBy Sunny Dhillon/ Globe and Mail Published March 19, 2014 British Columbia’s Civil Forfeiture Office has seized and sold a Downtown Eastside single-room occupancy hotel for more than $800,000 – despite the fact the building’s owner was not charged … Read More
Canada talks back about secret spying
Posted onBy David Christopher/ Rabble.ca Published March 19, 2014 It’s been a busy few months for anyone who cares about protecting the privacy of Canadians. Since last fall, Canadians have witnessed a steady stream of revelations about the expensive spying … Read More
Health Canada blasted for threatening to share medical-pot user info with the RCMP
Posted onBy Travis Lupick/ Straight.com Published March 19, 2014 “Simply horrific” is how Micheal Vonn described a Health Canada threat to turn the personal information of medicinal-marijuana users over to the RCMP. “It was our impression that Health Canada … Read More
Contraries of B.C. Civil Forfeiture
Posted onBy Monisha Martins/ Maple Ridge News Published March 14, 2014 The lush rural property near Webster’s Corner was a retirement plan for the elementary school teacher. Purchased in 2003, Penelope Carlson boards horses on a paddock amongst tall … Read More
