Open Letter on Discrimination Against First Nations Children
23 February 2017 The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 [email protected] The Honourable Carolyn Bennett Minister of Indigenous […]
Over 200 Canadian Children Housed in Toronto Immigration Detention Facility since 2011
New report urges Canada to implement alternatives to detaining children, family separation (Ottawa, February 23, 2017) — Since 2011, Canada has housed more than two hundred Canadian children in detention […]
RCMP Northern BC Policing Investigation: First Nations and Human Rights Groups React
xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam) (February 15, 2017) – The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action and Justice for Girls responded this […]
Federal Court of Appeal: BCCLA Intervenes for Meaningful Charter Rights Review in Lawmaking
For immediate release OTTAWA – Tomorrow, February 8, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in Schmidt v Attorney General of Canada. The case is brought by […]
Canada must suspend “safe third country” refugee agreement with U.S.
Vancouver, BC (Coast Salish Territories) –The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association joins many other civil society and refugee-serving organizations in calling on the Government of Canada to suspend the “Safe […]
27th Annual Women’s Memorial March
Tuesday Feb 14th, 2017 Family and community members gather in remembrance at 10:30 am March starts at noon from Carnegie Community Centre (401 Main St) The BCCLA […]
Cour suprême : Litige des Premières Nations au sujet de la station de ski – l’ALCCB affirme que le gouvernement de la C.-B. ne peut pas ignorer la liberté de religion
Pour publication immĂ©diate  OTTAWA –  Demain, le 1er dĂ©cembre 2016, la Cour suprĂŞme du Canada entendra les plaidoiries relativement Ă la Nation Ktunaxa c. le ministère des ForĂŞts, un […]
Supreme Court: First Nation ski resort dispute – BCCLA argues freedom of religion cannot be ignored by BC government
For immediate release OTTAWA – Tomorrow, December 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in Ktunaxa Nation v. Minister of Forests, a case concerning a proposed ski […]
Panel: “From “Hands Up! Don’t Shoot!” to “I Can’t Breathe” — Is the Air Clearer North of the Border?”
Recently, nationwide protests, vigils, “die ins” and marches in Canada and the U.S. have escalated dialogue about racial profiling and police brutality. More generally, there has been a focus on […]
Rights Talk: Youth and Civil Liberties Conference 2016
We are pleased to present the 12th annual Rights Talk: Youth and Civil Liberties Conference taking place from 8:30am to 3:00pm on November 23, 2016 at SFU Harbour Centre. * […]