BCCLA holds press conference on “lawful access” – Government’s plan to require telecommunications service providers to provide intercept capabilities to police and CSIS
Vancouver – The B.C. Civil Liberties Associations (BCCLA) will hold a press conference Friday, March 18, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. to comment on the Federal government’s “lawful access” proposal. On […]
Submission to the Council of Canadians Citizens’ Inquiry on Defence, Security and Canada-U.S. Relations
THE U.S.A. PATRIOT ACT: PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS FOR CANADIANS By Micheal Vonn, Policy Director, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Introduction In the fall of 2004, the Information and Privacy Commissioner for […]
Sex work laws
I. Background The mandate of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (“BCCLA” or the “Association”) is to preserve, defend, maintain and extend civil liberties and human rights in British Columbia […]
Security Certificates
Introductory Summary Security Certificates are documents issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the “IRPA”) that enable the deportation of permanent residents, refugees, and temporary visitors from Canada without […]
BCCLA awards best and worst in civil liberties for 2004
To the Vancouver Police Board for refusing to meet with the B.C. Civil Liberties Association to discuss important policy matters regarding the Vancouver Police Department including strip searches at the […]
Laws For Us, Laws for Them. An article by Micheal Vonn, BCCLA policy director, that appeared in the October 20, 2004 issue of the Vancouver Sun
Imagine this: You’re late for work, waiting for the bus and realize that you’ve only got a ten dollar bill. So, you ask around, looking for someone to change your […]
BCCLA demands public disclosure in Arar inquiry
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is demanding that the federal government agree to release a summary of secret evidence that has been heard in camera by the Arar Inquiry. The […]
BCCLA to speak out against security certificates
Representatives of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association will speak at a rally tomorrow against “security certificates”. The rally has been organized by several groups including Amnesty International and No One […]
BCCLA to react to Supreme Court of Canada decision on same-sex marriage
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association will be prepared to comment tomorrow on the highly-anticipated decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the same-sex marriage reference. The BCCLA made arguments […]
Opinion Poll Confirms Canadians Want Legal Marijuana
A new public opinion poll, conducted by SES Research, confirms that almost 6 in 10 Canadians want personal possession of marijuana to be legal, not just decriminalized. The BCCLA has […]
