These pages list the legal documents for the cases.
A law that restrains people from telling others what they think about politicians and political matters is a bad law. It interferes both with the freedom of the people who would speak and the freedom of the people who would … Read More
The Criminal Justice Branch (CJB) of the Ministry of Attorney General brought a legal challenge to the ability of the Frank Paul Inquiry to obtain evidence from prosecutors involved in the Frank Paul case. The BCCLA was a participant at … Read More
The BCCLA intervened at the Supreme Court of Canada to argue that without access to the government information citizens cannot freely express themselves. The case concerned the Ontario Provincial Police’s suppression of a report that detailed a flawed investigation of … Read More
These cases concerned whether compensatory damages can be awarded for a violation of rights guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The appeals stem from a case brought by an individual, Mr. Cameron Ward, who sought declarations that his … Read More
This complaint before the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal alleged that the publication of an article titled “Why The Future Belongs to Islam” in Maclean’s Magazine and website amounted to discrimination on the basis of religion. The BCCLA intervened in this … Read More
This public inquiry is investigating the death of Mr. Frank Paul, a 47 year-old homeless Mi’kmaq man who died in an alley after being left there by police in December 1998. The BCCLA has participated in the inquiry. To date … Read More
The recent decision of the B. C. Supreme Court granted a supervised injection facility, Insite, located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a permanent constitutional exemption from prosecution under federal drug laws. The judgment asserted that sections of Canada’s drug laws against … Read More
This decision of the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that the Charter binds Canadian officials when operating abroad, where Canada would also be acting in contravention of its obligations under international human rights law. The BCCLA intervened in the case … Read More
The Wild Coyote Club required patrons, upon entering the club, to provide a driver’s licence which is then scanned into a computer, and to allow the club to take a digital photograph of the patron that is also stored in … Read More
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