BCCLA says RCMP watchdog must stop “cutting and running”
The BCCLA is disappointed by the CPC‟s response to a complaint filed by the BCCLA about sensitive files being withheld for more than a year by the RCMP. The BCCLA […]
BCCLA files complaint against senior RCMP officers for concealing files
The BCCLA has filed a complaint against the most senior members of the RCMP for undermining the RCMP complaints process in the most serious and sensitive investigations of the force. […]
Human Rights Groups: STOP HIV/AIDS Project Fails to Inform Patients of New Privacy Risks
On the eve of World AIDS Day, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network are calling on the STOP HIV/AIDS Project to stop disseminating misleading […]
Seriously ill patients and family members urge the B.C. Supreme Court to allow for the right to die with dignity
Vancouver – Plaintiffs in the BCCLA’s death with dignity case head to the B.C. Supreme Court tomorrow to challenge the laws that make it a crime for physicians to assist […]
BCCLA supports Public Health Officers’ call for review of drug laws
The BCCLA is congratulating the courage of B.C.’s professional association of public health physicians for calling for a national inquiry into Canada’s illicit drug laws and their efficacy. “The story […]
Gloria Taylor heads to court seeking legal right to die with dignity
Vancouver – On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, the BCCLA will hold a press conference with Gloria Taylor, a British Columbia woman with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, who […]
A year after BCCLA discovers RCMP audit, submissions due on B.C. government efforts to keep it secret
A year to the day after the BCCLA first issued a press release announcing a secret audit done by the B.C. government of the RCMP, submissions are due in an […]
BC Court to rule whether the law against polygamy is constitutional
Vancouver – On Wednesday, November 23, 2011, Chief Justice Bauman will release his decision in the polygamy reference, determining whether Canada’s anti-polygamy law is consistent with the Charter of Rights […]
An embarrassing anniversary arrives for a broken RCMP complaint system
November 23 is the second anniversary of B.C.’s Solicitor General filing a complaint with the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (“CPC”) in relation to the 2003 death of […]
BCCLA calls for Feds to fund retired judge to look into RCMP harassment
The BCCLA is calling on the Federal Government to fund a retired judge to look into complaints of harassment within the RCMP, and to set tight timelines for reporting back. […]