Public Lives: What Eroding Privacy Means for Democracy
On November 14th, 2012 Policy Director Micheal Vonn delivered a full length address on the subject of the important interplay between privacy, surveillance, and democracy. Click here to hear the audio […]
Deportation Is Not Entertainment
On March 21, 2013 the BCCLA filed a formal complaint with the federal Privacy Commissioner on behalf of a migrant worker who had been filmed for the Canada Border Services Agency’s […]
SCC to hear case about search and seizure of laptops and cell phones
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing arguments on March 27, 2013 in R. v. Vu. The Court will look at whether a search warrant for documents […]
How the New Medical Cannabis Regulations Are Set to Throw Patients Under the Bus
Canada was among the very first countries to acknowledge a constitutional right for qualified patients to use medical cannabis. It’s almost as if the federal government decided that as […]
Complaint filed with federal privacy watchdog over on-camera immigration raid
 By Rebekah Funk/News1130.com Published on March 21, 2013  VANCOUVER – A migrant worker who unwittingly starred in a reality television show about Canadian border guards was already back […]
Border agency broke law with reality TV self-promotion, says BCCLA
Rights watchdog files federal privacy complaint as diverse social justice, labour and migrant groups come together to oppose exploitation of vulnerable people for entertainment. VANCOUVER – The BC Civil Liberties […]
Migrant worker and BCCLA to file complaint against CBSA over reality show privacy violations
The BC Civil Liberties Association,  will file a complaint to the federal Privacy Commissioner on behalf of Oscar Mata Duran, a migrant worker who was deported yesterday and whose questioning by Canada […]
Civil liberties group says Canada Border Services violated rights of migrant worker
 By Jessica Barrett/VancouverSun.com Published on March 20, 2013  Oscar Mata was one of eight men arrested by CBSA agents on March 13 while working at a construction site […]
BC Court of Appeal to hear challenge to BC’s drinking and driving law
Vancouver – The BC Court of Appeal will hear arguments on March 18-20, 2013 in Chisholm, et al. v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles). The Court will consider whether […]
Hearings begin at Court of Appeal in death with dignity case
Vancouver – On Monday, March 18, 2013, the hearing of the “death with dignity” case will begin at the B.C. Court of Appeal. The court will hear arguments in the […]