BCCLA to argue internet free speech case in Supreme Court
Ottawa – On Tuesday, December 7, 2010, the BCCLA will argue before the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Crookes v. Newton that the owners of websites generally […]
University of Victoria reinstates banned pro-life club
Faced with a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court by a campus pro-life club – Youth Protecting Youth (YPY) – the University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) has agreed to […]
“Free speech zone” crowded with pro-Olympic displays
Vancouver, B.C. – The BCCLA is disappointed that the organizers of the 2010 Olympics have crowded an area designated for free speech with pro-Olympic displays, making large demonstrations practically impossible […]
City tries delay tactics to stall court challenge on bylaws
Vancouver, B.C. – A press release and a letter to the B.C. Civil Liberties Association show that the City is working hard to avoid having controversial anti-free speech bylaw provisions […]
“We Are Not Amused” Becomes Vancouver Bylaw Standard for Punishing Free Speech
Vancouver – Yesterday the City of Vancouver passed a large package of new by-laws arguing that the new laws are “necessary” to facilitate the Olympic Games. The by-laws carve out […]
Supreme Court of Canada Rules That Transit Authorities Must Allow Political Advertising on Public Transit
The BCCLA applauds the Supreme Court of Canada decision released today in B.C. Transit v. Canadian Federation of Students. The case was a constitutional challenge to the advertising policies of […]
Supreme Court of Canada to Rule in Groundbreaking Free Expression Case
The Supreme Court of Canada will render its judgement in B.C. Transit v. Canadian Federation of Students on Friday, July 10. The BCCLA appeared as an intervener in the case […]
Free speech faces Olympic-sized threat, says BCCLA
(VANCOUVER) – In the wake of UBC forbidding students from posting signs and posters on dorm buildings or in dorm windows “visible from the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre” and VANOC […]
Governments Cannot Sue Critics for Defamation – Civil Liberties Celebrates Victory for Freedom of Expression
In a decision today, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Nicole Garson granted the declaration sought by John Dixon and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, that “the defendant City of Powell River […]
Freedom of Expression
The BCCLA called on Vancouver City Council to respect freedom of expression rights in light of proposed amendments to the Vancouver Charter that would fine individuals for having “illegal signs” […]
