Media Advisory of Press Conference: Bill 22 Stands to Increase the Opioid Crisis and Youth Deaths; Bill 22 Must be Withdrawn
WHAT: The Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Health Justice, and BC Civil Liberties Association are hosting a press conference urging the provincial government to withdraw Bill 22. Bill 22 proposes […]
Press Release: Lack of Planning in Bill 22 Would See Increased Drug Fatalities for Indigenous Youth in the Midst of Opioid Crisis
((XĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wĂş7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lĚ“ilwÉ™taʔɬ/selĚ“Ălwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – July 22, 2020)  Indigenous rights, health, and civil liberties organizations are extremely alarmed that the Province of BC remains committed to […]
BCCLA Reacts: Court dismisses constitutional challenge to Canada’s flawed prison needle exchange program
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories –The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is disappointed that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed the application in Simons et al […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Prison Needle Exchange Program case
Ontario Superior Court of Justice to hear constitutional challenge involving access to sterile injection equipment in federal prisons TORONTO – On March 6, 2020, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice […]
Social Science Evidence, Charter Litigation & Policy Change – Workshop
Background Since the advent of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, courts have become a focal point for policy change in Canada. Faced with litigation and court rulings, governments […]
Health and Human Rights in Prison: The Need for Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs
During the prison law seminar I took in law school, professor and prison justice expert Michael Jackson said something I’ll never forget. People are sent to prison as punishment, he […]
Cannabis at home: why today’s ruling is so important
The BCCLA is thrilled by today’s historic court decision declaring that the current rules imposed on medical cannabis patients are unconstitutional. The Federal Court has given the federal government six months […]
Drug policy and human rights: concerns mounting
Last week, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network led a group of Canadian organizations, including the BCCLA, in making a submission to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human […]
MayDay Social Justice Info Festival
The BCCLA will have an information table set up, complete with a background of live music, for this year’s Social Justice Information Festival! Come visit our table to find out […]
Media Advisory: BC Civil Liberties Association at Supreme Court of Canada in medical marijuana case
For immediate release Ottawa – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in R. v. Smith, which concerns the scope of access to medical marijuana products under the […]
