Supreme Court of Canada to rule on case concerning the ability of the courts to order payment for court experts
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Her Majesty the Queen v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, et al. This […]
BCCLA reacts to announcement by premiers of support for national missing and murdered women inquiry
VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association reacted today to the announcement that provincial and territorial premiers backed the creation of a national commission of inquiry […]
BCCLA reacts to adjournment of sentencing hearing for RCMP officer found guilty in shooting of Bill Gillespie
Duncan, BC – The two-day sentencing hearing that was set to begin yesterday for RCMP Constable David Pompeo – the officer who shot unarmed Bill Gillespie in Chemainus in September […]
Sentencing hearing today for RCMP officer found guilty in shooting of Bill Gillespie
Duncan, BC – The sentencing hearing for RCMP Constable David Pompeo – the officer who shot unarmed Bill Gillespie in Chemainus in September 2009 – gets underway today in Duncan. […]
BCCLA supports call for justice for “Lost Canadians”
VANCOUVER – A lawsuit brought by Jacqueline Scott to obtain recognition as a Canadian citizen will be heard today by the Federal Court. Ms. Scott is the daughter of a […]
Sentencing hearing for RCMP officer on July 23-24 in Duncan
In February of this year, Duncan RCMP officer David Pompeo was found guilty of aggravated assault in the 2009 shooting of Bill Gillespie. David Pompeo’s sentencing hearing starts on July 23, 2013 […]
BC Civil Liberties Association calling on EU to increase data protection
By Martin MacMahon/cknw.com Published June 29, 2013 The BC Civil Liberties Association and several other organizations promoting the protection of internet privacy have signed a ‘Washington Statement’ calling on the […]
B.C. accused of stalling on Pickton inquiry recommendations
By cbcnews.ca Published July 11, 2013 A coalition of 20 First Nations and women’s groups is slamming the B.C. government for failing to implement recommendations from the inquiry into serial […]
Drunk driving laws tough and effective, but are they fair?
By abbotsfordtimes.com Published July 11, 2013 There was a huge outcry when B.C.’s tough new drinking and driving laws came into effect nearly three years ago, but the results seem […]
Media access to Surrey terror suspects’ apartment squalor was illegal: civil liberties group
By James Keller/timescolonist.com Published July 4, 2013 VANCOUVER – RCMP investigators had barely finished sifting through the personal belongings of a British Columbia couple accused of planning a Canada Day […]