BCCLA congratulates AG for probing aboriginal jury issue
The BCCLA has received notice from B.C.‟s Attorney General that he will investigate whether aboriginal people are adequately represented on B.C.‟s jury pool list. Research by the BCCLA following revelations […]
BCCLA asks AG whether people on reserve excluded from jury lists
The BCCLA is asking B.C.’s Attorney General to investigate whether or not current Sheriff policy is excluding on-reserve aboriginal communities from the jury pool. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada stopped […]
BCCLA endorses provincial legal aid report
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is endorsing the findings and recommendations of the recent legal aid report prepared by Len Doust, Q.C. for the Public commission on Legal Aid in […]
Supreme Court to rule on the right to a lawyer
Ottawa – On Friday, October 8, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in three companion appeals which concern the rights of criminally accused to speak with […]
BCCLA Joins Movement to Reverse Legal Aid Cuts
Vancouver – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association joined the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, West Coast Leaf, the Western Canada Society to Access Justice and the Canadian Bar Association […]
BCCLA Opposes New Voter Identification Requirements in Bill 42
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is condemning the Liberal government’s new provincial voter ID requirements for non-registered voters in Bill 42, the Election Amendment Act, 2008. Bill 42 would require […]
Proposed New Law Fails to Provide a Fair Hearing
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association has added its voice to the growing, national-wide call for Parliament to reject Bill C-3 which provides for the continued use of secret evidence […]
BCCLA challenges parties at APEC hearings to put up or shut up
B.C. Civil Liberties Association today challenged parties at the APEC hearings either to pursue their concern that RCMP Public Complaints Commission Chair Gerald Morin is biased, or else work with […]
BCCLA demands funding for APEC complainants
Public hearings begin September 14th into the actions of the RCMP during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference at the University of British Columbia in 1997. The hearing was […]
Recall is Inconsistent with Democratic Government
Letter to the Editor of the Globe & Mail By Avigail Eisenberg Last month the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association launched a challenge to B.C.’s recall legislation. In a brief […]
