Statement on Bill 33 (collective bargaining rights)
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the B. C. Civil Liberties Association on March 19, 1968, overwhelming approval was given to a motion that at least five […]
The law of privacy
The research we have undertaken indicates that while the law has recognized the right to privacy and has protected that right, the courts in England and Canada have generally preferred […]
Habitual criminals
The Habitual Criminal provisions of the Criminal Code are a startling departure from established concepts of criminal justice. We have never before allowed a man to be charged except for […]
Report of the committee on civil liberties and social assistance
Introduction Definition of Social Assistance Social assistance is known by many synonyms public assistance, public welfare, relief, the dole, the welfare, and no doubt, others that have not come to our […]
Report on civil liberties and mental health legislation
At your request I have studied the Mental Health Act of 1964 in order to assess if concepts of civil liberty were neglected or violated. I have included in my study an Act […]
Report on criminal legal aid
The present In British Columbia, there is no government operated or government sponsored system of criminal legal aid, neither is there any system recognized by the common law or by […]
Pornography and obscenity
The matter under consideration in this report is that roughly designated by the words pornography and obscenity. Our Committee is well aware that the issue of the suppression of material […]