Canada’s illegal spying on airport travellers must stop: BCCLA
Vancouver – Last night, a classified document obtained by whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the details of  new initiative to spy on Canadians conducted by Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC). The […]
Spy agency’s work with CSIS, RCMP fuels fears of privacy breaches
By Colin Freeze/theglobeandmail.com Canada’s foreign-intelligence surveillance agency received nearly 300 requests for assistance from domestic security agencies over a four-year period – a degree of collaboration that is raising alarm […]
Would a Police Record Check Cost You a Job? The Answer Might Surprise You
Have you been affected by the release of non-conviction information on a police record check? If so, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC wants to hear […]
Questions raised over Canada Border Services Agency’s handling of in-custody death at YVR
By Travis Lupick/straight.com The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has said it is troubled by the circumstances around the death of a Mexican woman who was in the custody of the […]
It’s easy – perhaps too easy – for B.C. authorities to seize property worth less than $75,000
By Sunny Dhillon/theglobeandmail.com By the time Morgan Fane’s client had received the letter from the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office indicating his property was being seized, the deadline to respond had […]
Petition launched, Vancouver vigil planned after Mexican woman dies in CBSA custody
By The Province/theprovince.com VANCOUVER — Many questions remain surrounding the death of a Mexican woman who had been held by Canada Border Services Agency at Vancouver’s airport, and the agency […]
Death in a holding cell; Richmond Mounties’ investigation found no criminal matter
By Kim Pemberton/richmond-news.com Lucia Vega Jimenez was picked up by Transit police in December for not paying her fare. She was placed in a holding cell at YVR, unwatched, to […]
BCCLA: troubling report that CBSA got confidentiality agreement from deceased woman’s family
Vancouver – Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, commented this morning on unconfirmed media reports that the Canada Border Services Agency may have arranged a confidentiality […]
Supreme Court of Canada upholds changes to Elections Act
By Hayley Cooper/news1130.com VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The BC Civil Liberties Association says it’s disappointed a judge has dismissed an appeal to changes to Canada’s Elections Act. Raji Mangat with the […]
Activists want to know why woman’s death in CBSA custody wasn’t made public for nearly a month
By Jennifer Saltman/theprovince.com Police say the death of a woman who was being held by Canada Border Services Agency last month was not criminal in nature. But civil libertarians remain […]