BCCLA reacts to BC Court of Appeal decision on voter ID laws
Vancouver – The BCCLA reacted today to the BC Court of Appeal’s decision upholding voter ID laws in the case of Henry v. Canada (Attorney General). The BCCLA was an […]
BCCLA reacts to death of woman in Canada Border Services custody
VANCOUVER – Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted this morning to a report that Lucia Vega Jiménez died while in custody of the Canada Border […]
Amid questions over fairness, Oppal backs Civil Forfeiture Act review
By Sunny Dhillon/theglobeandmail.com Wally Oppal was attorney-general when B.C. opened its Civil Forfeiture Office. The former judge has since left politics and returned to law, where he’s heard concerns about […]
The Writing and Speeches of Bob Rowan
Professor Robert J. Rowan (Bob to everybody in his classrooms and the BCCLA) was one of the founding directors of the BCCLA, and contributed a substantial portion of its foundation. […]
SCC to hear cases on pre-sentence custody credit for criminal offenders
Ottawa – On Thursday and Friday, January 23rd and 24th, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in two related cases: R. v. Carvery and R. v. Summers. The […]
Man permanently brain injured at hands of RCMP sues police officer and the province
VANCOUVER – On Friday, Robert Wright, a 49 year old First Nations man from Terrace who received a disabling brain injury at the hands of police, filed a civil lawsuit […]
Media Advisory: BC Court of Appeal to hear cell phone search and seizure case
January 19, 2014 For immediate release Vancouver – The BC Court of Appeal will hear arguments on January 20-21, 2014 in R. v. Mann. The Court will consider whether the power to search incident […]
DEATH WITH DIGNITY: Supreme Court of Canada decides to hear assisted dying case
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that it will hear the BC Civil Liberties Association’s (BCCLA) appeal of the death with dignity case, Lee Carter et al. v. Attorney […]
Top court to decide whether to hear death with dignity case
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will announce on Thursday, January 16, 2014, whether it will hear BC Civil Liberties Association’s (BCCLA) appeal of the death with dignity case, […]
Carter v. Canada: The Death with Dignity Case
Synopsis The BCCLA filed a lawsuit in April 2011 to seek to allow seriously and incurably ill, mentally competent adults the right to receive medical assistance to hasten death under […]
