Civil Rights Group Challenges Marijuana Prohibition
Thirty years after the LeDain Commission first recommended decriminalizing marijuana use, and just months following a Senate Special Committee report advocating outright legalization, Canada’s marijuana prohibition may finally be coming […]
BCCLA endorses new privacy legislation – wants adequate funding
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is endorsing new legislation introduced by the provincial government to protect privacy in the private sector. Bill 38, the Personal Information Protection Act, will require […]
Philip Owen honoured with Reg Robson Award at AGM
Professor Jamie Cameron from Osgoode Hall Law School to Speak at AGM The B.C. Civil Liberties Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 27, 2003 at […]
Civil Liberties Group Urges Changes to Law to Better Protect Privacy in Contracting Out and Third Party Disclosures
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial government to better protect British Columbians’ privacy by rewording amendments to Bill 13 which amends the Freedom of Information and […]
BCCLA attacks proposed Surrey methadone information by-law
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has gone on the attack against a by-law to be voted on by Surrey City Council tonight. The by-law will require pharmacists to keep […]
Letter to Prime Minister Chretien from BCCLA President John Dixon,”Attacks on our Privacy”
Dear Prime Minister Chretien, RE: Attacks on our Privacy I am writing to you on behalf of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association regarding what has become a torrent of measures […]
B.C. Civil Liberties Association Releases Best and Worst of 2002
Brickbats Canadian Alliance MP Randy White for suggesting that prisoners will be able to determine the outcome of federal elections in places like Abbotsford and Kingston, Ontario. In fact, federal […]
BCCLA applauds the Supreme Court decision to overturn the Surrey book ban
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is expressing its satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s decision earlier today to overturn a ban on three elementary school books imposed by the Surrey […]
BCCLA on a high heading into supreme court pot hearing tomorrow
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is set to appear as an intervenor tomorrow when the Supreme Court of Canada hears three appeals jointly challenging Canada’s marijuana possession laws. Two of […]
Civil liberties group applauds Supreme Court decision upholding imprisoned citizens’ voting rights
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is applauding the Supreme Court of Canada for striking down an unconstitutional ban on voting rights for prisoners in federal penitentiaries, and calling on the […]