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 Open Letter on Ministerial Directives on Torture

Posted on January 30, 2017

Topic: Maher Arar, Torture

Type: Policy Submissions

Document BCCLA’s Written Submission to the Consultation on Canada’s National Security Framework

Posted on December 13, 2016

Topic: Anti-terrorism, Anti-torture, National Security, Online Surveillance, Privacy, Security

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Submission to SECU on the National Security Framework

Posted on November 21, 2016

Topic: National Security

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Presentation on Security of Canada Information Sharing Act (SCISA) to ETHI Committee

Posted on December 13, 2016

Topic: National Security

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Open Letter: Ensuring respectful relationships throughout National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Posted on December 9, 2016

Topic: Aboriginal Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Bill C-226: the “Impaired Driving Bill”

Posted on September 29, 2016

Topic: Administrative, Criminal, Democratic Rights, Due Process, Sentencing

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Joint submission to the Task Force on the Legalization and Regulation of Marijuana

Posted on August 29, 2016

Topic: Drug Policy, Patients' Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter from BCCLA to Minister Cadieux – Secure Care of Minors

Posted on August 9, 2016

Topic: Children's Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

Document BCCLA and CARL Letter Re: Immigration Detainees in Lindsay, Ontario

Posted on July 25, 2016

Topic: Borders, CBSA, Immigration

Type: Policy Submissions

Document “We Have No Rights”: Arbitrary Imprisonment and Cruel Treatment of Migrants with Mental Health Issues in Canada

Posted on July 22, 2016

Topic: Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights

Type: Policy Submissions