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 Decriminalizing simple drug possession in Canada

Posted on August 14, 2020

Topic: Anti-Prohibition, Drug Policy

Type: Policy Submissions

Document End the criminalization of sex work in Canada

Posted on August 12, 2020

Topic: Sex Workers' Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter to Province on Bill 22 – Mental Health Amendment Act

Posted on August 11, 2020

Topic: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Structural Deficiencies with the Proposed Independent Review Panel for Nova Scotia Mass Shooting

Posted on July 28, 2020

Topic: Due Process, Police Accountability

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Joint letter to Vancouver Park Board on by-law amendment regarding sheltering in parks

Posted on July 28, 2020

Topic: Human Rights, Poverty & Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Canadian Government Must Ban Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance by Federal Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies

Posted on July 8, 2020

Topic: Privacy

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Over 70 Organizations Call for a Ban on Police Street Checks

Posted on July 6, 2020

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Privacy Rights and Civil Liberties Organizations Express Concerns about Government’s Contact-Tracing Announcement

Posted on June 24, 2020

Topic: COVID-19, Privacy

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Joint Letter on Sheltering in Victoria City Parks

Posted on June 23, 2020

Topic: COVID-19, Harm Reduction, Poverty & Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Safety for People in Homeless Encampments

Posted on May 21, 2020

Topic: COVID-19, Police Accountability, Search and Seizure

Type: Policy Submissions