An extraordinary victory for citizenship equality
After three years and one hundred and twenty-seven days of work, we’ve defeated the second-class citizenship bill! On Thursday, June 15, 2017 the House of Commons passed Bill C-6 which […]
Canada Day Party: A Celebration for Citizenship Equality
Join the BC Civil Liberties Association for the Canada 150 Fireworks! Celebrate the BCCLA’s work to restore citizenship equality with a spectacular view— from the Gastown rooftop patio of our […]
Révocation de la citoyenneté- Les groupes de droits appuient la modification de la loi sur la révocation de la citoyenneté au Sénat du Canada
Pour publication immédiate Ottawa (4 avril 2017) – Aujourd’hui, l’Association des libertés civiles de la Colombie-Britannique (ALCCB) et l’Association canadienne des avocats et avocates en droit des réfugiés (ACAADR) ont réagi […]
Citizenship Revocation – Rights Groups Applaud Amendment to Citizenship Revocation Bill in Senate
(Le français suit) For immediate release OTTAWA (April 4, 2017) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) reacted this afternoon to the […]
Canada: Civil Society Calls for Access to Information Law Reform
For immediate release Today, over 50 Canadian civil society organisations, including the BC Civil Liberties Association, and citizens sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to renew […]
Equal Citizenship: No More Second-Class Citizens!
The Civic Association of Iranian Canadians and the BC Civil Liberties Association present: Equal Citizenship: No More Second-Class Citizens! In 2014, the government passed a law creating two tiers of […]
Mémoire à propos du projet de loi C-6, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyenneté, présenté au Sénat du Canada
L’Association des libertés civiles de la Colombie-Britannique (ALCCB) et l’Association canadienne des avocats et avocates en droit des réfugiés (ACAADR) se réjouissent d’avoir l’occasion de présenter au Comité un mémoire […]
Court Challenges Program – BC Civil Liberties reacts / Programme de contestation judiciaire – Réaction de l’Association des libertés civiles de la C.-B.
(le français suit) OTTAWA (February 7, 2017) – This afternoon, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association reacted to the announcement by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of […]
Press freedom: BCCLA at Ontario Court of Appeal to Argue for Rigorous Test to Compel Information from Press
For immediate release On Monday, February 6, 2017, the BCCLA will make oral arguments at the Court of Appeal for Ontario in a critical case for the freedom of the […]
Canada must suspend “safe third country” refugee agreement with U.S.
Vancouver, BC (Coast Salish Territories) –The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association joins many other civil society and refugee-serving organizations in calling on the Government of Canada to suspend the “Safe […]
