Press release: Supreme Court Rules Corporations Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Be Free from Cruelty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2020 OTTAWA (Unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory): Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is celebrating a significant victory for human rights at the Supreme Court […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Fight for Youth Right to Appeal
What: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in C.P. v. Her Majesty the Queen to fight for youth right to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada in criminal […]
Rights Groups File Complaint Against Sitting Judge Accused of Meddling in UofT Hiring, Cite Anti-Palestinian Racism
For Immediate Release The Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA), Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) have filed a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council regarding […]
Media Advisory: Civil Liberties Group to Argue that Money Laundering Inquiry Must Consider Civil Liberties and Human Rights
WHAT: BCCLA at Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in BC WHEN: October 26, 2020, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm PT WHERE: Hearings will take place via videoconferencing. A livestream of the […]
Press Release: Father of Police Shooting Calls on Provincial Party Leaders to Prioritize Immediate Police Reform
For Immediate Release October 21, 2020, (xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC – Ten years after the death of his 22-year old son, father […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Alberta Court of Appeal to Protect Benefits for Young Adults Leaving Government Care
What: BCCLA at Alberta Court of Appeal to intervene in A.C. and J.F. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta to protect benefits for young adults leaving government […]
What We Won for Free Expression at the Supreme Court of Canada
In an important victory for free expression rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued strong rulings supporting the broad scope of Ontario’s anti-SLAPP suit law. The BCCLA intervened in […]
BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada Rules Law Abolishing Peremptory Challenges is Constitutional
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed that the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the law abolishing peremptory challenges […]
BCCLA celebrates important legal victory upholding freedom of expression for frontline healthcare workers
For immediate release October 7, 2020 – The BC Civil Liberties Association (“BCCLA”) is celebrating a significant legal victory in a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision upholding a Saskatchewan nurses’ […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Fight for Jury Diversity
What: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in case of R. v. Chouhan to argue for jury diversity When: October 7, 2020 at 9:30 am EST / 6:30 […]