PRESS RELEASE: Civil Liberties Group and Advocates Condemn RCMP Spying; Cite Unconstitutional Chilling Effect across Canada
For Immediate Release December 15, 2020 – Ottawa, ON (Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) condemns the actions of the RCMP spying on Indigenous and climate […]
A note from the President on TWU
Dear fellow BCCLA members, I am writing to you about the Board’s recent decision to change our position on whether Trinity Western University should be granted accreditation for its proposed […]
The BCCLA responds to Ontario’s Anti-BDS Participation Bill
The BCCLA is resolutely opposing the anti-BDS participation bill (Bill 202) that is being debated in Ontario. Entitled the “Standing Up Against Anti-Semitism Act, 2016”, the bill would, among other […]
Media advisory: BC Supreme Court to hear Abbotsford homeless rights case
June 28, 2015 For immediate release Vancouver – On June 29, 2015, the BC Supreme Court will begin hearing the case of BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors v City […]
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, […]
RELEASE – Spying on protesters: new allegations added to BCCLA’s complaint against CSIS
OTTAWA – As Parliamentary hearings into the proposed anti-terror Bill C-51 draw to a close, the BC Civil Liberties Association has filed new allegations that CSIS unlawful spied on peaceful […]
8 things you need to know about Bill C-51
By Alyssa Stryker, BCCLA Caseworker, and Carmen Cheung, BCCLA Senior Counsel A condensed version of this piece first appeared in The Tyee. At over 60 pages, Bill C-51 – the […]
A right to exist: BCCLA joins Abbotsford homeless case calling for equal access to public space
 In 1894, French novelist Anatole France wrote: “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to rule in RCMP union case
For immediate release Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on Friday, January 16, 2015, in Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Attorney General of Canada. […]
Ethics for Breakfast
Periodically, the human and civil rights of a community seem to be in conflict. Such is the case with Trinity Western University’s (TWU) Community Covenant that requires students to refrain […]
