Canada talks back about secret spying
By David Christopher/ Rabble.ca Published March 19, 2014  It’s been a busy few months for anyone who cares about protecting the privacy of Canadians. Since last fall, Canadians have […]
Health Canada blasted for threatening to share medical-pot user info with the RCMP
By Travis Lupick/ Straight.com Published March 19, 2014   “Simply horrific” is how Micheal Vonn described a Health Canada threat to turn the personal information of medicinal-marijuana users over […]
SCC to hear case about Foreign State Immunity in torture cases
Ottawa – On Tuesday, March 18, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in The Estate of Zahra Kazemi et al. v. Iran, et al. The BCCLA is an […]
Contraries of B.C. Civil Forfeiture
By Monisha Martins/ Maple Ridge News Published March 14, 2014  The lush rural property near Webster’s Corner was a retirement plan for the elementary school teacher. Purchased in […]
BCCLA to debate Trinity Western law school issue at UBC Faculty of Law
Rights watchdog to join panel debate at UBC Faculty of Law sponsored by OUTLaws LGBTQ law student group – BCCLA filed submission to Law Society on application to accredit new […]
Canada’s RCMP and Secret Service (CSIS) Spy on Enbridge Pipeline Opponents, Native Groups, Environmentalists
By Global Research News / http://www.globalresearch.ca/rcmp-csis-spy-on-enbridge-pipeline-opponents-native-groups-environmentalists/5372328 Published on March 07, 2014 The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) filed two complaints today against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service […]
Federal Sex Work Laws Consultation
For more than 35 years the BC Civil Liberties Association has maintained that the exchange of sex for money should not be criminalized. The Supreme Court’s decision in December 2013 to […]
Civil Liberties Association renews calls for Border Services oversight
By Andrea Woo / The Globe and mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/call-for-oversight-of-border-police-ignored-bc-group-says/article17321112/ Published on March 5, 2014 Canada Border Services Agency accused of failing to act on 800-page report released seven years ago […]
Request for privacy law changes worries BCCLA
By Jason Howe / http://www.news1130.com/2014/03/02/request-for-privacy-law-changes-worries-bccla/ Published on March 2, 2014 VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Amid a rise in mental health cases, Vancouver police are calling for privacy law changes. Civil liberties […]
Rights groups want independent CBSA watchdog
 By Thomas Molander/ News 1130 http://www.news1130.com/2014/03/05/rights-groups-want-independent-cbsa-watchdog/  Published March 5, 2014 VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The BC Civil Liberties Association is again stressing the need for an independent body that can review […]
