BCCLA reacts to letter calling for Anti-SLAPP legislation
For immediate release VANCOUVER (8 February 2017) – The BC Civil Liberties Association reacted this morning to the letter sent to from 15 legal luminaries to the BC Attorney General […]
Workshops in Northern BC on rights that apply during interactions with police.
News Release For Immediate Posting Surrey – The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO), the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP (CRCC), and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association […]
Solitary confinement: After court decisions, civil liberties organizations urge federal government to overhaul solitary confinement bill
Toronto / Vancouver (January 31, 2018) – Two civil liberties organizations fighting against Canada’s unconstitutional indefinite solitary confinement law in the courts, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the B.C. […]
Nine Things You Need to Know about Bill C-59
Weighing in at a daunting 139 pages, Bill C-59 – the government’s sweeping new proposals for reforms to national security law – include some welcome changes, but also many serious […]
We won! BC Supreme Court ends indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons across Canada.
On January 17, 2018, the B.C. Supreme Court issued its decision in BCCLA and JHSC v. Attorney General of Canada, 2018 BCSC 62. The Court declared that the sections of […]
BC Supreme Court ends indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons across Canada
January 17, 2018 For immediate release Vancouver – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and John Howard Society of Canada (JHSC) won their court case challenging the use of […]
Complaint filed against RCMP for alleged evidence destruction and use of force in police-involved death of First Nations man in Prince George
Police allegedly told witnesses to delete cellphone videos of incident VANCOUVER (January 16, 2018) – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association filed a complaint today in relation to the police-involved death […]
Policing Indigenous Communities
In a previous blog, I wrote about our visit to Haida Gwaii this past fall. That visit signaled the start of our initiative on the relationship between Indigenous communities and […]
UPDATE: Quebec face covering ban suspended
Several weeks ago, a Quebec court suspended the ban on face coverings until the provincial government brings certain legal provisions and Minister’s guidelines into effect. The crux of the issue […]
Supreme Court releases mixed decisions on privacy of text messages.
December 8, 2017 For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Today, December 8, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada issued judgments in two cases critical to defining Canadians’ privacy interests in text […]
