BCCLA urges speedy resumption of APEC hearings and focus on free speech issues
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has sent a letter to the Speakers of the House of Commons and Senate, as well as the leaders of all political parties in both […]
BCCLA News Release: BCCLA calls for investigation into New Westminster police tactics
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association submitted a letter of complaint today to Don Morrison, B.C.’s new Police Complaint Commissioner, calling for an investigation into the tactics and conduct of the […]
APEC PROTEST RAISES NEW QUESTIONS ON WHO’S DOING SPYING
Vancouver Sun, 02 October 1998, A19 By John Russell and Andrew Irvine On whose orders was the RCMP compiling files on activists, and what role did CSIS play? These are […]
Just how far should police go to protect dictators?
Editorial from the Vancouver Sun, September 10, 1998 by Andrew Irvine Did police officers use excessive force while trying to control student protesters at last year’s APEC conference in Vancouver? […]
Photo radar not an invasion of privacy
Letter to the editor published in the Georgia Straight, April 9, 1998 By Kay Stockholder I do not believe that the B.C. Civil Liberties Association was inconsistent, as Ian Tootill […]
Student member of BCCLA executive arrested!
The BCCLA is deeply concerned about the political manipulation of police in the wake of the police’s response to demonstrations at the University of British Columbia and elsewhere during the […]
Civil rights group denounces attack on UBC students’ APEC protests
Saturday night at around 9:00 pm, four students who were participating in an anti-APEC protest at the UBC Museum of Anthropology were arrested by the RCMP. Eleven students had set […]
Civil rights group concerned about future of freedom of expression
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, long a defender of free speech and human rights in British Columbia, fears for the future of freedom of expression as a result of today’s […]
Your civil rights and the mayor of Vancouver
In a democracy, effective law enforcement and the liberties of the citizens who empower the police are in constant tension. We all want our lives and property protected; we also […]
BCCLA supports new police complaint process
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is extremely pleased that legislation revamping the police complaints process in B.C. has finally been introduced in the Legislature. The long struggle for change has […]
