Woman with ALS asks court for legal right to die with dignity
Vancouver, BC: Nearly two decades after Sue Rodriguez fought for the right to die with dignity, another British Columbia woman with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has come […]
Woman with ALS pleas with court for legal right to die with dignity
Vancouver – On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, the BCCLA will hold a press conference announcing that a British Columbian woman with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filed an application with […]
BCCLA Says Omnibus Crime Bill Too Big for Proper Debate; Controversial Internet Surveillance Bills Should be Addressed Separately
The BCCLA is calling the government’s proposed omnibus crime bill “inherently problematic”. The government has committed to introducing and passing a massive omnibus crime bill incorporating a number of very […]
BCCLA calls out municipalities for taking down citizens’ HST signs
The BCCLA is weighing in on reports that city officials in Vancouver, Maple Ridge and Chilliwack have been removing citizens’ political signs about the Harmonized Sales Tax Referendum placed on […]
Correction on HST sign removal – Maple Ridge supports expressive rights
The BCCLA is issuing a correction to an earlier release in which we reported on complaints from a number of municipalities that HST campaign signs were being removed by city […]
From the media: coverage of Afghan detainee disclosures
We here at the BCCLA National Security Blog have been anxiously awaiting the disclosure of materials from Parliament’s detainee document review, notwithstanding the fact that it was more than likely […]
BCCLA to respond to public statements of Frank Paul Commission of Inquiry
The BC Civil Liberties Association will be available today, Wednesday, June 22, to respond to the public statements of William H. Davies, Q.C., Commissioner of the Frank Paul Inquiry. The […]
BC Prosecutors: Pliers in waistband excuse police from lethal force charge
Pliers in a man’s waistband have now joined Robert Dziekanski’s infamous stapler as “weapons” that B.C. prosecutors may rely upon to excuse police officers from being charged and tried for […]
RCMP must get permission before training dogs in backyards
The BCCLA says that RCMP officers must get permission before training dogs or officers in people’s private backyards. The Association has filed a complaint after reports of misstatements of the […]
Meaning what you say, saying what you mean
Last Thursday, the Conservative government reintroduced its so-called anti-smuggling bill. The bill seeks to penalize asylum seekers who attempt to enter Canada through purportedly “irregular” means by creating two classes […]
