Electoral Reform Roundtable
The UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) invites you to an event on Electoral Reform in Canada. The government has promised the 2015 election would be the […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court to rule in international corruption case
For immediate release OTTAWA, ON (April 28, 2016) – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Canada will issue its decision in World Bank Group v. Kevin Wallace et al. The issue […]
Supreme Court strikes down key aspects of previous government’s criminal law changes as unconstitutional
VANCOUVER, BC (April 15, 2016) – This morning the BC Civil Liberties Association reacted to two Supreme Court of Canada decisions striking down aspects of the last governments criminal law […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of mandatory minimums, criminal sentencing reforms
For immediate release Ottawa (April 14, 2016) – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Canada will issue two decisions determining the constitutionality of reforms to sentencing law passed by the Conservative […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA to argue that reasonable plea bargains should be respected by judges at Supreme Court of Canada
For immediate release Ottawa, ON (March 30, 2016) – Tomorrow, March 31, 2016, the BC Civil Liberties Association will make oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada in the […]
Media Release: Parties Argue for Disclosure of Documents About “Stringray” Surveillance Devices
Submissions to B.C. Information & Privacy Commissioner Inquiry call for Accountability for use of Mass Surveillance Tools Vancouver, BC (March 24, 2016) – The B.C. Office of the Information and […]
Media Release: Rights watchdog reacts to Federal Court’s decision on Charter review
For immediate release Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (March 2, 2016) – The BC Civil Liberties Association reacted today to the Federal Court’s ruling in Schmidt v Attorney General of Canada. […]
BCCLA applauds proposed changes to the Citizenship Act
VANCOUVER (February 25, 2016) – Laura Track, Staff Lawyer at the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted today to the proposed changes to the Citizenship Act, introduced this morning as Bill […]
The Death Penalty in the US: Implications for Canada and Canadians
One of America’s premier anti-death penalty campaigners, Magdaleno Rose-Avila, will be visiting Vancouver in March, holding meetings with activists from many feminist, anti racist, trade union and social justice struggles here and […]
2016 UBC Social Justice Law Forum
Sponsored by the Allard School of Law and Pro Bono Students Canada, the Forum is an annual event hosting social justice lawyers and representatives from 31 of British Columbia’s premier […]
