Media Advisory: BC Civil Liberties Association at Supreme Court of Canada in World Bank case
November 5, 2015 For immediate release Ottawa – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in World Bank Group v. Kevin Wallace et al. The issue in this […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada rules BC’s drinking and driving law unconstitutional in some cases
October 16, 2015 For immediate release Ottawa – Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Goodwin, et al. v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles). The Court […]
Secret hearing begins into alleged illegal spying on Canadian citizens
For immediate release Vancouver (Coast Salish Territories) – A secret hearing today in Vancouver will look into allegations that Canadian spies illegally gathered information about the activities of citizens and community […]
Updated: Ten Things You Need to Know About the Changes to Canadian Citizenship
At the beginning of June, the very nature of Canadian citizenship was altered as a major portion of Bill C-24 went into effect, officially creating a two-tier citizenship system. […]
RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to the passage of Bill C-51
Micheal Vonn, Policy Director at the BC Civil Liberties Association, reacted today to the passage of Bill C-51, the so-called “anti-terrorism bill” by Canada’s Senate. ““We are deeply disappointed to […]
It’s official – second class citizenship goes into effect
Last Friday, part of Bill C-24 went into effect, officially creating a two-tier citizenship system. As a result of this new law, dual citizens and people who have immigrated to […]
Proposed sweeping changes to Canada’s security laws: a look at Bill C-51
Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, is a complex omnibus bill representing the most radical and sweeping changes to Canada’s security law landscape since the legislative response to 9/11. In […]
Media advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge to BC’s drinking and driving law
For immediate release Ottawa – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in Goodwin, et al. v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles). The Court will consider whether […]
Media advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to rule in wrongful conviction case
For immediate release Ottawa – On Friday May 1, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada will render its decision in Henry v. HMTQ. Among the issues the Court is considering […]
Foreign Radical: a theatrical game and panel
Theatre Conspiracy presents a mobile interactive theatre experience for 20 participants per showing to explore the issues of surveillance, security, terrorism, profiling, privacy, and freedom of expression. Participants are invited to team up, debate, […]