Questions raised over Canada Border Services Agency’s handling of in-custody death at YVR
By Travis Lupick/straight.com The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has said it is troubled by the circumstances around the death of a Mexican woman who was in the custody of the […]
Petition launched, Vancouver vigil planned after Mexican woman dies in CBSA custody
By The Province/theprovince.com VANCOUVER — Many questions remain surrounding the death of a Mexican woman who had been held by Canada Border Services Agency at Vancouver’s airport, and the agency […]
Death in a holding cell; Richmond Mounties’ investigation found no criminal matter
By Kim Pemberton/richmond-news.com Lucia Vega Jimenez was picked up by Transit police in December for not paying her fare. She was placed in a holding cell at YVR, unwatched, to […]
Activists want to know why woman’s death in CBSA custody wasn’t made public for nearly a month
By Jennifer Saltman/theprovince.com Police say the death of a woman who was being held by Canada Border Services Agency last month was not criminal in nature. But civil libertarians remain […]
Amid questions over fairness, Oppal backs Civil Forfeiture Act review
By Sunny Dhillon/theglobeandmail.com Wally Oppal was attorney-general when B.C. opened its Civil Forfeiture Office. The former judge has since left politics and returned to law, where he’s heard concerns about […]
The undead: The Harper regime’s online spying law is back.
By Michael Riordon/naturesciencepower.wordpress.com The Harper regime’s online spying law is back. In 2012, you may have joined a national campaign to block their highly invasive online spying legislation, Bill C-30. […]
Big Brother in Seniors Care: Surveillance Technology, Ethics, and Privacy
Join us on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 at 11:30 AM for session two of the “Care to Chat” Speaker Series titled “Big Brother in Seniors Care: Surveillance Technology, Ethics, and Privacy”. This event will […]
Omar Khadr Case: A Reality Check
Dennis Edney Q.C. will explain the facts and law behind plans to challenge the Guantánamo Bay ‘conviction’ of Omar Khadr before military and civil courts in the U.S. In October […]
Supreme Court of Canada rules warrant required for computer and cell phone searches
Vancouver – The BC Civil Liberties Association reacted to today’s decision from the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Vu, requiring a warrant to search computers and cell phones […]
SCC to rule on limits of police search and seizure of laptops and cell phones
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on Thursday, November 7, 2013 in R. v. Vu. This case concerns whether a search warrant for documents can […]
