BCCLA reacts: New MAID legislation a mixed bag for patients’ rights and compassionate care
For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) reacts to the legislation the federal government tabled to amend Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law, Bill […]
RELEASE: B.C. Supreme Court adjourns B.C. Civil Liberties Association’s assisted dying case
Woman with degenerative, chronic illness eligible for MAID, says government expert VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, Julia Lamb and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association announce that they have adjourned their […]
Media advisory: Civil liberties group and woman with chronic illness announce legal development in assisted dying case
For Immediate Release Vancouver – On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at 10 am P.T. the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Julia Lamb, a woman who suffers from spinal […]
BCCLA Reacts: Civil rights watchdog thrilled by Quebec decision affirming the right to die with dignity
For immediate release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, September 11, 2019, the Quebec Superior Court released its decision in Truchon v. Canada. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), Canada’s leading […]
Release: Assisted dying – Supreme Court rejects bid to fast-track assisted dying trial
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected a bid by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) to fast-track its lawsuit that argues […]
Press Release: Civil liberties watchdog asks Supreme Court of Canada for speedier trial on assisted dying
For immediate release VANCOUVER – Today, Tuesday, August 28, 2018, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), announces that it has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to hear its appeal […]
Press Release: BC Court of Appeal rejects speedier trial in assisted dying law challenge, BCCLA vows to continue to fight for rights of suffering Canadians
For immediate release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, the B.C. Court of Appeal rejected a bid by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) to fast-track its lawsuit which argues the […]
Seeking Expeditious Justice on Behalf of Suffering Canadians
BCCLA at the BC Court of Appeal on May 29, 2018 In 2015, the BCCLA won a historic victory in Carter v. Canada when the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously […]
Press Release: BCCLA asks B.C. Court of Appeal to accelerate trial on assisted dying legislation
(le français suit) For immediate release – Tuesday, May 29, 2018 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) argues at the B.C. Court of Appeal to […]
BCCLA reacts to procedural decision in assisted dying case
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 For immediate release VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued a decision in response to the BCCLA’s application for a faster, more efficient […]
