BCCLA pleased MPs to open expense accounts to auditor
The BCCLA is pleased to note that all of Canada’s major political parties with elected members have agreed to open their Member of Parliament expense accounts to the Auditor General. […]
BCCLA to hold press conference to respond to Dziekanski report
Vancouver, B.C. – On Friday, June 18, 2010, the Ministry of the Attorney General will release the final report into the death of Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport. Following […]
Secret documents, secret review
Yesterday, a detainee document agreement was struck between Government and two of three Opposition parties. The “pact” comes a full month and a half after Peter Milliken, Speaker of the […]
Supreme Court to rule on limits on access to government information
Ottawa – On Thursday, June 17, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Ministry of Public Safety and Security (Formerly Solicitor General), et al. v. Criminal […]
Accountability for U.S. renditions to torture?
Startling (and encouraging?) news from Maher Arar and his lawyers yesterday. Fresh off of the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Mr. Arar’s appeal from the dismissal of his […]
Where there’s a will…
Today the MPCCÂ heard again from Nicholas Gosselin, who last appeared before the Commission this April. As readers will recall, Gosselin was the DFAIT officer who discovered implements of torture […]
Top military brass knew of Richard Colvin’s concerns
Today the MPCC is hearing testimony from Gabrielle Duschner, a key link between DFAIT and the Canadian Forces. Ms. Duschner worked for DFAIT as a political advisor to CEFCOM (the […]
Omar Khadr update
As Omar Khadr’s August trial date approaches, his Edmonton lawyers Dennis Edney and Nathan Whitling have applied for judicial review of the government’s actions following the Supreme Court ruling in […]
Here we go again
In a move that looks to further obstruct the progress of the MPCC inquiry, the federal government has applied for a judicial review of a summons for documents potentially crucial […]
BCCLA supports family of Raymond Silverfox in call for public inquiry files, police complaints in deaths of Silverfox and Robert Stone
(Vancouver) – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is supporting the call for a public inquiry into the death of Raymond Silverfox. Mr. Silverfox died in the custody of Whitehorse RCMP […]