1998 Brickbats and bouquets
Our first annual reporting of the best and worst defenders of civil liberties in British Columbia Brickbats Andy Scott Canada’s former Solicitor-General, for denying legal funding to complainants who appeared […]
BCCLA frustrated by Ministry’s refusal to provide information about bubble zones
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is frustrated by the Ministry of Health’s refusal to release any substantive information about the provincial government’s decision to place abortion bubble zones around Vancouver […]
APEC protester sues RCMP and Prime Minister’s office
BCCLA Board member Craig Jones has filed a civil suit in B.C. Supreme Court against the RCMP as well as the Prime Minister’s office for violating his constitutional right to […]
BCCLA supports Nisga’a treaty, opposes referendum
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association today announced its support for the Nisga’a’s people’s right to a limited form of self-government as set out in the proposed Nisga’a’a treaty. The Association […]
BCCLA urges speedy resumption of APEC hearings and focus on free speech issues
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has sent a letter to the Speakers of the House of Commons and Senate, as well as the leaders of all political parties in both […]
BCCLA News Release: BCCLA calls for investigation into New Westminster police tactics
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association submitted a letter of complaint today to Don Morrison, B.C.’s new Police Complaint Commissioner, calling for an investigation into the tactics and conduct of the […]
BCCLA challenges parties at APEC hearings to put up or shut up
B.C. Civil Liberties Association today challenged parties at the APEC hearings either to pursue their concern that RCMP Public Complaints Commission Chair Gerald Morin is biased, or else work with […]
BCCLA condemns mayor Owen’s crusade against Hemp B.C.
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association condemns the City of Vancouver’s continuing harassment of Hemp B.C. and the Cannabis Café. In the latest of a series of strikes, the City’s lawyers […]
APEC opening statement
A couple of days after the APEC conference, all the fences were gone from the lawns and roadways, and it was almost as though nothing had happened on our campus […]
Towards equality of opportunity
This article appeared in University Affairs, October 1998. by Andrew Irvine Among this year’s federal government award winners for employment equity are the University of British Columbia and University of […]
