BC’s child and youth advocate to investigate child sex testing
The BCCLA and Justice for Girls are glad to hear that the provincial advocate for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is investigating problematic sexual testing of youth in the […]
Government Does the Right Thing on Polygamy
Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Civil Liberties Association applauded the decision of BC’s Attorney General Michael de Jong to refer the constitutionality of the criminal code section that makes polygamy […]
BCCLA Demands Repatriation of Khadr in Wake of Federal Court Decision
The BCCLA demanded immediate action from the Prime Minister’s office for the immediate repatriation of child-soldier Omar Khadr in wake of a Federal Court decision released today. “The Federal Court […]
BCCLA Calls for Reinstating Prison Parenting Program
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is calling on the provincial government to reinstate the mother-child program at the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women. The lauded prison parenting program […]
Civil liberties group calls for investigation of Bountiful schools
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling for a full and immediate public investigation of the religious commune of Bountiful, B.C. The commune is part of the Fundamentalist Church of […]
BCCLA supports criminal law against child porn, but opposes new law as unreasonable censorship
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, Canada’s oldest civil liberties organization, is opposing a new federal law that would eliminate the defence of artistic merit in the Criminal Code’s child pornography […]
