Fairness of citizenship stripping to be tested in court
October 20, 2016 For Immediate Release TOMORROW, October 21, 2016, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) will be in Federal Court as part […]
Seminar: The International Human Rights Challenge of Arbitrary Revocation of Citizenship
Josh Paterson, BCCLA Executive Director, will be participating remotely in this discussion. He will talk about Canada’s citizenship revocation situation. The conference takes place in London UK. “This one-day seminar […]
Media Democracy Days: Protecting the Right to Protest
On November 19th, come hear the BCCLA’s Josh Paterson and Micheal Vonn speak on the panel “Protecting the Right to Protest: Free Speech vs. Corporate […]
BC’s election gag law being challenged in Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa, ON – Tomorrow, October 11, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. Attorney General of British Columbia. […]
Citizenship misrepresentation: Rights groups sue government over citizenship stripping
September 26, 2016 For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) launched a legal challenge to protect the rights […]
Media advisory: Citizenship misrepresentation legal challenge
Provisions of C-24 that allow citizenship stripping for misrepresentation without a fair hearing are unconstitutional, argue legal groups (Le français suit) Attention News Editors: TOMORROW: Media are invited to a […]
The Police: Freedom of expression and freedom of information
Policy Director Micheal Vonn writes for the Centre for Free Expression
Media Advisory: Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of criminal sentencing law
July 20, 2016 For immediate release Ottawa – Tomorrow, Thursday July 21, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will issue its decision in KRJ v. Her Majesty the Queen. At […]
2016 BC Information Summit
Come listen to BCCLA’s Director of Policy, Michael Vonn speak at the 2016 B.C. Information Summit on the topic of surveillance by private citizens.
Media Advisory: Justice Delayed – Supreme Court of Canada to rule on legality of extreme trial delays
July 7, 2016 For immediate release Ottawa – Tomorrow, Friday, July 8, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will issue its decisions in R. v. Jordan and R. v. Williamson, […]