BCCLA welcomes change in RCMP tune about policing report
Following the RCMP’s senior public relations officer questioning the accuracy and usefulness of the BCCLA’s most recent report on the force, senior management of the RCMP have now told the […]
BCCLA releases report on RCMP in northern and rural BC
BCCLA releases report on RCMP in northern and rural BC The BCCLA has released a report it says is a “temperature taking” of the public mood around the RCMP in […]
RCMP response to report why public lacks confidence
After a week to review the BCCLA’s report on RCMP activities in rural and northern communities, the RCMP has issued a press release announcing that it is dismissing the report […]
BCCLA supports family request for 911 audio tape
The BCCLA is supporting a complaint by Mark and Rosemarie Surakka that the RCMP are improperly withholding an audio recording of a 911 call the couple already has a transcript […]
The BCCLA in snowy Ottawa: final submissions at the MPCC
The BCCLA National Security Blog comes to you live from Ottawa, where Amnesty International Canada and the BCCLA just presented oral (and final?) submissions to the MPCC. Here are some […]
Cameras in the courthouse decision to be released
On January 28th, the Supreme Court of Canada released decisions in the companion cases of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al. and Canadian Broadcasting […]
BCCLA and Amnesty International Canada make final submissions in the Afghan Public Interest Hearing
The BCCLA and Amnesty International Canada filed their final written submissions to the Military Police Complaints Commission, which has been investigating conduct related to the transfer of prisoners by the […]
MPCC — the final stretch?
Faithful readers of the BCCLA National Security Blog will know that we first kicked things off here in December 2009 with our post on Richard Colvin’s documents, which warned senior […]
“A machine of shame” (updated)
Today, in Halifax, a memorial to the MS St. Louis was unveiled, in memory of the hundreds of Jewish refugees turned away from North American shores on the eve of […]
BCCLA files complaint against media relations officers involved in Buddy Tavares incident
RCMP spokespersons released unsupported allegations that Buddy Tavares, who was recorded on video being kicked in the head by an RCMP officer, was involved in a “domestic violence situation”. Read […]
