BCCLA declares victory on child sex testing
The BCCLA declared victory for children in B.C. after the province announced the cancellation of the penile plethysmograph research program at the Youth Forensic Psychiatric Service of B.C., a branch […]
Exploitive child testing must be stopped
The BCCLA and Justice for Girls have uncovered invasive sexualized testing and research practices engaged in by the B.C. government’s Youth Forensic Psychiatric Service. In this testing and research, children […]
BC’s child and youth advocate to investigate child sex testing
The BCCLA and Justice for Girls are glad to hear that the provincial advocate for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is investigating problematic sexual testing of youth in the […]
BCCLA supports community call for coroner’s inquest into heat exposure death
The BCCLA is supporting a community rally on the anniversary of the death of Curtis Brick and its call for a coroner’s inquest into the homeless aboriginal man’s death. Curtis […]
BCCLA 2010 essay contest winners announced
The BCCLA has announced the top three essays in its 2010 Mary McDonald Memorial Essay Contest. The award, presented annually, recognizes the top essay by a Canadian postsecondary student on […]
Video shows VPD officer pushing over disabled woman
The BCCLA is releasing a surveillance video showing a problematic interaction between Vancouver’s police force and a disabled resident of its most impoverished neighbourhood. The video, taken out front of […]
Supreme Court to rule on whether victims can receive money when government violates their Charter rights
Ottawa – On Friday, July 22, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Ward v. Province of British Columbia and Ward v. City of Vancouver. The […]
BCCLA heads north before 20-year RCMP contract signed
Before the province of B.C. commits to another 20-year policing agreement with the RCMP, the BCCLA wants to know what people in the north think about the policing services they’re […]
RCMP investigation of anti-gay graffiti flawed
The BCCLA is raising questions about an RCMP investigation of an off-duty auxiliary RCMP officer in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia that has been the subject of recent media attention. A […]
University of Victoria reinstates banned pro-life club
Faced with a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court by a campus pro-life club – Youth Protecting Youth (YPY) – the University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) has agreed to […]
