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 Letter regarding Bill 168, Combating Antisemitism Act in Ontario

Posted on February 24, 2020

Topic: Free Speech, Freedom of Expression

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Open Letter Regarding Police Actions on Wet’suwet’en Territories

Posted on February 6, 2020

Topic: Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Police Accountability

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter to Montreal City Council not to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

Posted on January 27, 2020

Topic: Freedom of Expression

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter to the VPL regarding the proposed Public Meeting Rooms & Facilities Use Policy”

Posted on June 26, 2019

Topic: Freedom of Expression

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter in relation to potential actions in Wet’suwet’en territories

Posted on January 7, 2019

Topic: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Protest Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter to Toronto Public Library Board on Community and Event Space Rental policy

Posted on January 11, 2018

Topic: Free Speech

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter: Censorship and the social media policy of the Canadian Transportation Agency

Posted on September 8, 2017

Topic: Censorship, Free Speech

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Submission on Bill C-51, Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015 – Remarks from the BCCLA’s Senior Counsel

Posted on March 12, 2015

Topic: Anti-terrorism, CSIS, Democratic Rights, Free Association, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, National Security, No Fly Lists, Privacy, Protest Rights, Security

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter to the Justice Committee on the Sex Work Bill C-36

Posted on July 7, 2014

Topic: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Morality Offenses

Type: Policy Submissions

Document BCCLA writes to Nanaimo city council condemning censorship and cancellation of planned conference

Posted on July 4, 2014

Topic: Censorship, Discrimination, Free Association, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Religion

Type: Policy Submissions