BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court Rules that Law Restricting Youth Appeal Rights is Constitutional
Ottawa, ON (Unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory): The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in C.P. v. Her Majesty the Queen. The Court determined […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Fight for Youth Right to Appeal
What: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in C.P. v. Her Majesty the Queen to fight for youth right to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada in criminal […]
Important win for access to justice: BC Court of Appeal denies the BC government’s attempt to slam courthouse doors on disability rights case
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes the decision released today in Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) v. Attorney General of […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Supreme Court of Canada to release judgment in case on migrant detainees’ rights to challenge their incarceration
Thursday, May 9, 2019 For immediate release OTTAWA – On Friday, May 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its judgement in Canada (Minister of Public Safety and […]
Advisory: Supreme Court to rule on mandatory victim surcharge law that results in poor people being imprisoned because they are poor
(le français suit) For immediate release OTTAWA (13 Dec 2018) – Tomorrow, at 9:45am ET / 6:45am PT, December 14 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its ruling […]
Rights Talk: Youth and Civil Liberties Conference
The BCCLA’s 14th annual Youth and Civil Liberties Conference brings together hundreds of high school students for an all-day conference featuring workshops that tackle issues ranging from anti-oppression, migrant justice, […]
Reflections on the MMIWG Police Hearings
This June, BCCLA Policy Director, Micheal Vonn, and I participated in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1] Families of missing and murdered […]
Press Release: Rights groups tell Justice Minister that Hassan Diab external review is not enough
OTTAWA – Amnesty International and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) have written to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to express their disappointment with her decision to create an “independent external […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court to hear Charter challenge to mandatory victim surcharges
For immediate release OTTAWA – Today, April 17, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in R. v. Boudreault, a case that questions the constitutionality of forcing […]
Are You Charged with Contempt of Court?
In my previous post, I wrote about the roles that protest and civil disobedience have played throughout our history. I also wrote about the potential consequences of participating in acts […]
