Lawyer questions how B.C. Forfeiture Office decides what cases to pursue
By Sunny Dhillon / Globe and Mail – http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/lawyer-questions-how-bc-forfeiture-office-decides-what-cases-to-pursue/article16953153/ Published on February 18, 2014 B.C. Civil Liberties Association lawyer says program could be targeting property owners without the […]
Some Mounties going to Supreme Court for right to unionize
By News1130 Staff/News1130 Published on February 18, 2014 VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – RCMP officers demanding the right to form a union will take their case before the Supreme Court of Canada […]
Ontario man can’t get $10K in suspected drug money back, judge rules
By Allison Jones/ CTVnews Published on February 17, 2014 A man from North Bay, Ont., cannot reclaim $10,000 in suspected drug money that police seized after they found it […]
SCC to hear case about police unions
Ottawa – On Tuesday, February 18, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Attorney General of Canada. The BCCLA is an intervener […]
Civil forfeiture wrong when no criminal charges laid: critics
By Denise Ryan/Â Vancouver Sun Published on February 16, 2014 Â The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office is pursuing civil cases even when there is not enough evidence to uphold criminal […]
BCCA to hear case about civil forfeiture
Vancouver – On February 17-18, 2014, the BC Court of Appeal will hear arguments in Director of Civil Forfeiture v. Lloydsmith. The BCCLA is an intervener in the case. In […]
B.C. Civil Liberties Association worried about provision in Surrey Crime Task Force
By Terry Schintz/ CKNW Published on February 14, 2014 Use it, but don’t abuse it. That’s the word from Michael Vonn with the BC Civil Liberties Association, when it comes […]
Just Dying
By Brandon Pardy/ The Independent.ca Published on February 13, 2014 Â On Jan. 16 the Supreme Court of Canada decided it will hear an appeal (of an appeal) regarding a […]
B.C. to give police more powers to find missing people
By Brian Morton/ Vancouver Sun Published on February 13, 2014 The province wants to give police more power to collect information in missing-persons cases. A bill introduced to the legislature […]
Editorial: Bigger Brother
By North Shore News Published February 12, 2014 In case you missed it on Tuesday, along with a federal budget in Ottawa, a speech from the throne in Victoria, and […]