Press Release: Civil liberties watchdog files access to information request seeking transparency on BC’s Community Safety Act
The BCCLA has filed an access to information request with the BC government seeking transparency on the projected costs of the proposed Community Safety Act (“the Act”). The law was […]
Canada: Civil Society Calls for Access to Information Law Reform
For immediate release Today, over 50 Canadian civil society organisations, including the BC Civil Liberties Association, and citizens sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to renew […]
Press freedom: BCCLA at Ontario Court of Appeal to Argue for Rigorous Test to Compel Information from Press
For immediate release On Monday, February 6, 2017, the BCCLA will make oral arguments at the Court of Appeal for Ontario in a critical case for the freedom of the […]
Celebratory Soiree: 25 Years of BC FIPA!
The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (BC FIPA) is turning 25 years old, and they’re having a celebration! Over the past 25 years, BC FIPA has made major […]
Media Release: Parties Argue for Disclosure of Documents About “Stringray” Surveillance Devices
Submissions to B.C. Information & Privacy Commissioner Inquiry call for Accountability for use of Mass Surveillance Tools Vancouver, BC (March 24, 2016) – The B.C. Office of the Information and […]
Fix Canada’s Broken Access to Information System
Coalition calls on parties to improve the public’s right to know TORONTO —The undersigned organizations have issued a joint letter to the major political parties in Canada calling on them […]
Privacy and Access 20/20 Conference
BCCLA Policy Director Micheal Vonn has just been confirmed as a speaker at the 2nd Privacy and Access 20/20 Conference, hosted by The Information and Privacy Commissoner for British Columbia. The theme […]
Media Democracy Days
Media, democracy, and you: how to find the news that feeds us BCCLA Executive Director Josh Paterson will join an outstanding roster of journalists, media producers, politicians, communication scholars, activists, and social […]
Panel Discussion with Micheal Vonn at John K. Friesen Conference
In a panel chaired by Martha Jane Lewis of the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, BCCLA Policy Director Micheal Vonn will discuss the subjects of surveillance and monitoring […]
Canada is in need of serious access to information reform
Canada’s access to information (ATI) system is in crisis. It is taxing on those who administer it, the process of obtaining information is unnecessarily lengthy and cumbersome for users and […]
