Sexual Offences and the Protection of Young Persons: Report on Bill C-53
Some of the proposals made in Bill C-53 make substantial and significant changes to the law in the troublesome area of sexual offences, and the Commission is to be congratulated […]
Submission on the Young Offenders Bill
Introduction At the outset, we wish to voice our support for the declaration of principle set out in section 3 of the bill. As an Association concerned both with civil […]
Motor Vehicle Task Force report
The Honourable Allan Williams Attorney General of B.C. Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 Dear Mr. Williams: Re: Motor Vehicle Task Force Report The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association has […]
Provincial Government Administrative Agencies in British Columbia: Their Powers of Entry, Search, Inspection, Examination, and Investigation
Conclusions and Recommendations This study has examined the issues involved (and too often overlooked) in decided legislative policy as to the extent of investigative powers given administrative and regulatory agencies. […]
Affirmative action: Equal pay for work of equal value
Motion I: Affirmative action Discriminatory attitudes have been integrated into Canadian employment and educational systems that prevent many individuals from consideration on the basis of individual merit. It calls for […]
B.C. Police Act: Proposed changes by the B.C. Police Commission
S.39.1 “A person having a complaint against a member of a municipal force or the provincial force shall make the complaint to the appropriate authority within 90 days of the […]
Comments on the Law Reform Commission working paper on arbitration
You have asked me to consider Law Reform Commission working paper on arbitration from the point of view that is concerned with the protection of civil liberties. I understand that […]
Family and Child Service Act
The Honourable Grace McCarthy Minister of Human Resources Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Dear Mrs. McCarthy: As we indicated in our letter of October 9, 1980, our Board of […]
Legislative proposals to replace the Juvenile Delinquents Act
Introduction Over the past several years a number of publications and reports have been issued by the federal government addressing the problem of juvenile delinquency in Canada, particularly the inadequacy […]
A submission to the Commission of Inquiry concerning certain activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Introduction This submission by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association represents an attempt to deal with certain of the questions raised in the Commission’s comprehensive issues paper. The Commission’s paper […]