Supreme Court of Canada to rule on access to justice
Ottawa – On Friday, September 21, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada will deliver its decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society (SWUAV), […]
Survivors of police use of force to meet in Vancouver
A group of families and friends of individuals seriously injured or killed by police will be meeting in Vancouver to discuss the formation of a new advocacy group. The group […]
One more birthday in Guantánamo
 *Update* Omar Khadr was finally repatriated to Canada on September 29. Under Canadian law, he will be eligible for release under parole by June 2013. But his return does not mean […]
BCCLA welcomes the opening of the Independent Investigation Office
The BC Civil Liberties Association is welcoming the news that BC’s new civilian watchdog will be investigating police involved deaths in the province, starting today. The Independent Investigation Office is […]
BCCLA action gains media equal access to Terrace RCMP releases
The BCCLA has been notified by the TerraceDaily.ca that the RCMP in Terrace are now equitably posting press releases on the provincial RCMP website following action by the BCCLA. Previously, […]
In the Mind of the Minister
On Thursday, former Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day appeared in a Vancouver courtroom to testify in Mohammad Mahjoub’s ongoing challenge to his security certificate. The BCCLA National Security Blog […]
BCCLA provides submission to Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission
The BCCLA has provided a written submission to Canada’s Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission emphasizing the importance of voter parity, namely that one vote has roughly the same amount of relative […]
BCCLA call on RCMP to get out of the editorial and media policy business
The BC Civil Liberties Association is calling on the RCMP in Northern BC to get out of the editorial and media policy business. The BCCLA has received allegations that the […]
BCCLA calls on OPCC and IIO to establish rules around use of force “experts”
The BCCLA is calling on the bodies that investigate police misconduct in BC to establish standardized rules around independent “use of force experts” relied on in making decisions about police […]
BCCLA to apply to unseal RCMP defamation search warrant
The BC Civil Liberties Association will be applying to court to unseal a search warrant executed by the RCMP against a blogger in an investigation for criminal “Defamatory Libel”. A […]
