Press Release: Civil Liberties Group and Legal Observers Condemn RCMP Actions at Fairy Creek
For Immediate Release (XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – May 21, 2021: The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has written to the provincial government and RCMP Commissioner […]
Bill C-15 & Implementing UNDRIP: What should this mean for the First Nations, Inuit and the MĂ©tis in relationship to Canada?
The answer to that question ultimately lies with the First Nations, Inuit, and MĂ©tis rights holders. However, the government of Canada is once again debating the application of United Nations […]
Vancouver Police Endanger Indigenous Women and Child on MMIWG Day of Awareness
((XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – May 7, 2021) The Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (“the Coalition”) is appalled that on May 5th, […]
BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court Rules that Law Restricting Youth Appeal Rights is Constitutional
Ottawa, ON (Unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory): The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in C.P. v. Her Majesty the Queen. The Court determined […]
BCCLA Response to New BC Travel Restrictions (COVID-19) Order No. 2
We are supportive of measures taken to reduce travel and enable people and communities to stay safe from COVID-19. Our major concern with this new order is related to its […]
Proposed property seizure law erodes civil rights
Imagine a future in which the government can force you to explain how you obtained any piece of property you own, without needing to show any link to criminal activity. […]
Civil Liberties, Indigenous Rights, and Community Groups Respond to BC Travel Restrictions Order
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER/ (XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories, April 23, 2021 –  Civil Liberties, Indigenous and Community organizations are responding to the Travel Restrictions (COVID-19) Order […]
BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada Dismisses Police Entrapment Case
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories – The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal concerning police entrapment in an oral ruling from the bench on April 13, 2021. The BC Civil Liberties […]
Bill C-22 Aims to Address Systemic Overrepresentation in the Criminal Legal System, but Does it Go Far Enough?
Last month, the federal government tabled Bill C-22, proposing several amendments to Canada’s criminal law and drug laws. The bill proposes removing mandatory minimums for all drug offences under the […]
Stopping Alberta’s Assault on Democracy During the Pandemic
What is happening? Alberta’s Bill 10 is one of the most far-reaching responses to the COVID-19 pandemic made by a provincial government. The Alberta government, led by Jason Kenney’s United Conservative […]