BC Civil Liberties joins major research project on surveillance
Attention News Editors The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is announcing its participation in a new research project investigating the vulnerabilities created by ‘big data’. Queen’s University Surveillance Studies […]
Fix Canada’s Broken Access to Information System
Coalition calls on parties to improve the public’s right to know TORONTO —The undersigned organizations have issued a joint letter to the major political parties in Canada calling on them […]
BCCLA letter to RCMP: Respect Indigenous rights and the Constitution
For immediate release Vancouver (Coast Salish Territories) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is deeply concerned about unconfirmed and troubling reports of a possible plan by RCMP to remove a group […]
Bill C-24 Two-Tier Citizenship Regime Unconstitutional, Says Lawsuit
Toronto August 20, 2015—The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) have launched a constitutional challenge to the new Citizenship Act, a federal law […]
BCCLA and affected family reacts to all-province assisted dying expert advisory group
For immediate release Vancouver (Coast Salish Territories) –The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Shapray family reacted this morning to the announcement of a joint provincial-territorial expert advisory group […]
Pride & Privacy
For the 35th anniversary of Vancouver Pride, the BCCLA reflected on the role privacy has played in protecting LGBTQ+ people and winning LGBTQ+ rights. Before our love was celebrated as widely […]
Speaking up for clean drinking water shouldn’t make us enemies of the state
When I heard my government might be spying on me, I asked why speaking up for a safe environment makes me suspect. (Read my reaction at the time in the […]
Secret hearing begins into alleged illegal spying on Canadian citizens
For immediate release Vancouver (Coast Salish Territories) – A secret hearing today in Vancouver will look into allegations that Canadian spies illegally gathered information about the activities of citizens and community […]
I was spied on
The Canadian government has been spying on law abiding Canadians engaged in peaceful activities related to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project. In what The Guardian has called “unprecedented” sharing […]
A tough week for voting rights
Recently, the Ontario courts issued two important decisions affecting Canadians’ constitutionally protected right to vote. The decisions are troubling. Between them, the rulings will effectively disenfranchise over a million Canadian […]
