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, […]
What is a Street Check?
In our previous blog, we unpacked part of the public dialogue that has been taking place in Vancouver on street checks. In this blog, we wanted to detail some of […]
Cincinnati Goddamn: Post-screening discussion with Micheal Vonn on police accountability
Micheal Vonn, Policy Director at the BCCLA, will speak at a post-screening discussion of Cincinnati Goddamn presented by DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The film draws on the deaths of two […]
The right to dissent under Bill C-51: public forum
A public forum hosted by StopWar.ca will be held to discuss the implications of Bill C-51 and the right to dissent under this Bill. BCCLA’s Senior Counsel, Carmen Cheung will […]
Accountability now
This morning, a veritable who’s who of Canada’s leading jurists and public officials issued a powerful statement  calling for robust national security review and oversight. This case for accountability […]
Making Privacy Meaningful in a Digital Age
By Kassie Seaby, University of Ottawa Law Student and BCCLA Volunteer, and Raji Mangat, BCCLA Counsel It is beyond trite to say that we live in a digital age. For […]
Police investigating the police: Canada’s top court demands transparency from police
If a police officer witnesses a bank robbery, do you think he should consult a lawyer before he writes his notes of the event? Most Canadians would say no. Would […]
Vancouver building seized without any charges against owner
By Sunny Dhillon/ Globe and Mail Published March 19, 2014  British Columbia’s Civil Forfeiture Office has seized and sold a Downtown Eastside single-room occupancy hotel for more than $800,000 […]
National Privacy & Data Governance Congress
Risky Business: Embracing Privacy & Data Governance in a Hostile World The National Privacy & Data Governance Congress of 2014 is an event bringing together professionals from industry and government […]
Activists want to know why woman’s death in CBSA custody wasn’t made public for nearly a month
By Jennifer Saltman/theprovince.com Police say the death of a woman who was being held by Canada Border Services Agency last month was not criminal in nature. But civil libertarians remain […]
