Civil liberties group calls for respect for democratic rights on non-aboriginals in aboriginal self-government
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association today released a position paper on democratic rights for non-aboriginal individuals who reside within aboriginal territories. The civil rights group is calling on governments and […]
BCCLA gets rid of anti-protest injunction in Kelowna
The anti-protest bubble zone around Kelowna Fur Town, an Okanagan fur retailer, has been set aside. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and BCCLA president Craig Jones applied before Mr. Justice […]
Supreme Court decision due on Little Sister’s case
Supreme Court decision due on Little Sister’s case On December 15, at 9:45 a.m. (EST), the Supreme Court of Canada will announce its decision in Little Sister’s Book and Art […]
BCCLA decries injunction against fur protest
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is preparing to take legal action over an injunction granted this week in Kelowna. Kelowna Fur-Town (1991) Ltd., which operates a retail fur store in […]
Privacy groups assail Stats Can health survey practices
VANCOUVER – Three groups interested in health privacy have joined forces today to condemn Statistics Canada and the way it is collecting sensitive health information from Canadians for a national […]
University of Victoria puts shackles on speech
This fall, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association has awarded the University of Victoria a failing grade in Free Speech 101. Lorenzo Bouchard is an “anti-treaty” protesters whose modus operandi includes […]
Civil rights group defends important freedoms in Trinity Western University case
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association will argue tomorrow before the Supreme Court of Canada that Trinity Western University and its students have a right to hold religious views and not […]
A four year elected dictatorship?
“If governments are to remain responsible to the people who elect them, then elected representatives must have the power to force unpopular and corrupt governments to return to the people […]
President Craig Jones travels to UVic to make the case for free speech on campus
BCCLA president Craig Jones will speak at University of Victoria tomorrow about the university’s Harassment Policy and the blow it has dealt the expression rights of Lorenzo Bouchard, a protester […]
Don’t block free speech
The Supreme Court is about to wrestle with two key anti-speech cases, including one on child pornography. A democracy must not padlock its citizen’s lips, even if the causes are […]