Policy Submissions

Our submissions address how laws or policies may infringe on civil liberties, and provide recommendations to protect fundamental rights and freedoms.

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  Democratic Rights
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  Drug Policy
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  Freedom of Expression
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  Human Rights
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  National Security
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  Police Accountability
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  Privacy

Document Joint Letter from the BCCLA and CCLA Calling on Federal Government to end all CBSA Immigration Detention Agreements

Posted on November 21, 2022

Topic: Borders, Immigration

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter Raising Concerns About Potential Impact on Habaes Corpus Applications in Nova Scotia

Posted on April 13, 2021

Topic: Access to Justice, Administrative, Democratic Rights, Discrimination, Due Process, Human Rights, Immigration, Prisoners' Rights, Sentencing

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Entrenching Anti-Terror Laws is Wrong Approach to Tackling White Supremacist Organizations

Posted on February 23, 2021

Topic: Anti-terrorism, National Security

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Canada Must Intervene in Case of Hassan Diab

Posted on February 23, 2021

Topic: National Security

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter Opposing the Closure of Canada-US Border to Refugees

Posted on April 15, 2020

Topic: COVID-19, Immigration

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter Regarding 3 Month Wait Period for Provincial Healthcare Coverage in BC

Posted on March 18, 2020

Topic: Immigration, Patients' Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter to Vancouver City Council Regarding Access Without Fear Policy

Posted on March 11, 2020

Topic: CBSA, Immigration

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter in Support of Sanctuary School Policy in School District 43

Posted on November 15, 2019

Topic: Borders, Immigration

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Open letter to federal party leaders seeking commitment to establish public inquiry into case of Hassan Diab

Posted on October 7, 2019

Topic: Anti-terrorism, Anti-torture, Human Rights, National Security

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Joint letter objecting to the deeply troubling reform affecting the human rights of refugees

Posted on April 11, 2019

Topic: Borders, Human Rights, Immigration

Type: Policy Submissions