Canada: Civil Society Calls for Access to Information Law Reform
For immediate release Today, over 50 Canadian civil society organisations, including the BC Civil Liberties Association, and citizens sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to renew […]
Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in BC Concerned About National Inquiry
Reach Out Now to Family Members and Survivors; Set Out the Plan for Systemic Investigation The Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in British Columbia is a […]
BCCLA reacts to Ontario Court of Appeal’s Decision on Compelling Information from the Press
For immediate release TORONTO – Yesterday, March 22, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal issued its decision in Vice Media Canada Inc. et al v. Canada. The case considered a […]
BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Argue for Strong Privacy Protections when Police Collect Text Messages
For immediate release OTTAWA – On Thursday, March 23, 2017, the BCCLA will make oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada in two cases critical to defining Canadians’ privacy […]
BCCLA at B.C. Court of Appeal to Resist Limits on Expression in Aquarium Case
For immediate release VANCOUVER – Monday, March 20, 2017, the BC Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre v Charbonneau, a case challenging the […]
Supreme Court of Canada upholds strong protections against warrantless search and seizure
For immediate release OTTAWA – Today, March 17, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in R. v. Paterson. Among other issues, the case considered whether there were […]
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on warrantless search and seizure case
For immediate release OTTAWA – Tomorrow, March 17, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada will issue its decision in R. v. Paterson. Among other issues, the case considers whether there […]
Mémoire à propos du projet de loi C-6, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyenneté, présenté au Sénat du Canada
L’Association des libertĂ©s civiles de la Colombie-Britannique (ALCCB) et l’Association canadienne des avocats et avocates en droit des rĂ©fugiĂ©s (ACAADR) se rĂ©jouissent d’avoir l’occasion de prĂ©senter au ComitĂ© un mĂ©moire […]
Border rights: what you need to know
Like many of you, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my rights at the border. In light of reports that numerous Canadians have been refused entry to the United […]
Over 200 Canadian Children Housed in Toronto Immigration Detention Facility since 2011
New report urges Canada to implement alternatives to detaining children, family separation (Ottawa, February 23, 2017) — Since 2011, Canada has housed more than two hundred Canadian children in detention […]