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 […]
RCMP Northern BC Policing Investigation: First Nations and Human Rights Groups React
xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam) (February 15, 2017) – The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action and Justice for Girls responded this […]
Federal Court of Appeal: BCCLA Intervenes for Meaningful Charter Rights Review in Lawmaking
For immediate release OTTAWA – Tomorrow, February 8, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in Schmidt v Attorney General of Canada. The case is brought by […]
Court Challenges Program – BC Civil Liberties reacts / Programme de contestation judiciaire – Réaction de l’Association des libertés civiles de la C.-B.
(le français suit) OTTAWA (February 7, 2017) – This afternoon, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association reacted to the announcement by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of […]
Press freedom: BCCLA at Ontario Court of Appeal to Argue for Rigorous Test to Compel Information from Press
For immediate release On Monday, February 6, 2017, the BCCLA will make oral arguments at the Court of Appeal for Ontario in a critical case for the freedom of the […]
RELEASE – Travel ban: Canadian Coalition of Lawyers and Advocates Staff Airports to Ensure Immigrants With Valid Visas Can Get to the United States
Legal professionals and students are currently monitoring major airports across Canada February 4, 2017 For Immediate Release Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Ottawa, ON, Vancouver, BC: The Canadian Cross-Border Legal Coalition […]
In the wake of tragedy: acting together against Islamophobia
This weekend Canada witnessed a despicable act of terrorism perpetrated against Muslims in Canada. While individuals, including children, were praying in Quebec City’s Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec a […]
Canada must suspend “safe third country” refugee agreement with U.S.
Vancouver, BC (Coast Salish Territories) –The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association joins many other civil society and refugee-serving organizations in calling on the Government of Canada to suspend the “Safe […]
BCCLA reacts to Supreme Court’s decision on BC’s election gag law
For immediate release Ottawa, ON – The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified today that the freedom of expression rights of individuals engaged in political expression during an election campaign […]
