Media Release: Parties Argue for Disclosure of Documents About “Stringray” Surveillance Devices
Submissions to B.C. Information & Privacy Commissioner Inquiry call for Accountability for use of Mass Surveillance Tools Vancouver, BC (March 24, 2016) – The B.C. Office of the Information and […]
BCCLA REACTS to statement of Public Safety Minister on CBSA accountability
VANCOUVER (March 15, 2016) – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) responded this afternoon to the statement of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Ralph Goodale, that “The […]
Media Release: Second death in CBSA custody in a week raises urgent questions, rights watchdogs say
CBSA the only police force in Canada without independent accountability For immediate release TORONTO (March 15, 2016) – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee […]
Media Release: Canadian human rights groups release letters on national security reform
For immediate release Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (March 10, 2016) – Today, in two separate letters to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, a coalition of Canadian human rights organizations laid […]
Media Release: Human rights groups react to news of another death in immigration detention
For immediate release Toronto, ON (March 8, 2016) – Human rights organizations across the country reacted today to news that an individual has died while in the custody of the Canadian Border […]
On the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and the narrowing of acceptable speech
On Tuesday, February 23, the House of Commons voted to formally condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. The full text of the motion, introduced by the Conservatives, reads: […]
Media Release: Rights watchdog reacts to Federal Court’s decision on Charter review
For immediate release Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (March 2, 2016) – The BC Civil Liberties Association reacted today to the Federal Court’s ruling in Schmidt v Attorney General of Canada. […]
BCCLA applauds proposed changes to the Citizenship Act
VANCOUVER (February 25, 2016) – Laura Track, Staff Lawyer at the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted today to the proposed changes to the Citizenship Act, introduced this morning as Bill […]
Rights watchdog that won assisted-dying case reacts to Joint Committee recommendations to implement the Carter decision
OTTAWA – Grace Pastine, Litigation Director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), reacted this morning to the release of report of the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying. […]
Cannabis at home: why today’s ruling is so important
The BCCLA is thrilled by today’s historic court decision declaring that the current rules imposed on medical cannabis patients are unconstitutional. The Federal Court has given the federal government six months […]
