Housing Minister reverses plan to arrest homeless
Vancouver, B.C. – According to recent media reports, B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman is reversing plans that he endorsed as recently as Monday to arrest homeless people who refuse to […]
BCCLA Uncovers Plan to Turn Homeless Shelters Into Jails
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has uncovered four documents that suggest the provincial government is in the final stages of preparing legislation to compel the homeless to remain in homeless […]
“New” Police Act Still Has Police Investigating Themselves
Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s new Solicitor General has introduced proposed changes to B.C.’s police act that, disappointingly, still have the police investigating themselves, even in cases of in custody deaths. […]
Legal observer teams trained to hit the streets in 2010
Vancouver, B.C. – If the BCCLA and Pivot get their way, more than 100 pairs of eyeballs will be on the streets of Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics watching for […]
“Trust us” not good enough, BCCLA tells VANOC
Vancouver, B.C. – A recent press release from the Vancouver Olympic Organizing committee attempting to stem a growing tide of concern over free speech rights and the Olympics isn‟t good […]
BCCLA and Pivot Legal announce Olympic legal observer program
Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Civil Liberties Association, in partnership with the Pivot Legal Society, will be announcing a coordinated Olympic legal observer program, including training dates and locations, at […]
BCCLA Demands Inquest into Curtis Brick’s Death
The BCCLA joins the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and several other aboriginal organizations in demanding a coroner’s inquest into the death of homeless aboriginal man Curtis Brick. Witnesses alleged […]
Omar Khadr
BCCLA seeks compliance with order of the Federal Court directing the federal government to seek the repatriation of Omar Khadr to Canada. Letter to Stephen Harper
Prosecutors promise decision in Boyd police shooting case by August 31
Two years ago, on August 13, 2007, Vancouver animator Paul Boyd was shot by members of the Vancouver Police Department and still no decisions have been made on whether or […]
RCMP Should Not Investigate Themselves
Following a new report from the Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP (“CPC”) that showed problems with 68% of RCMP criminal investigations of their own members, the BCCLA renewed […]
