Police investigating the police: Canada’s top court demands transparency from police
If a police officer witnesses a bank robbery, do you think he should consult a lawyer before he writes his notes of the event? Most Canadians would say no. Would […]
BCCLA argues for border police oversight at Senate committee in Ottawa
Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, is in Ottawa today to argue for independent oversight of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The BCCLA is testifying […]
Spying on activists: BCCLA complaints move to next level
RCMP complaints commission initiates public interest investigation; complaint against CSIS referred to watchdog VANCOUVER – Two complaints filed by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) against the Royal Canadian Mounted […]
Civil Liberties Association renews calls for Border Services oversight
By Andrea Woo / The Globe and mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/call-for-oversight-of-border-police-ignored-bc-group-says/article17321112/ Published on March 5, 2014 Canada Border Services Agency accused of failing to act on 800-page report released seven years ago […]
Rights groups want independent CBSA watchdog
 By Thomas Molander/ News 1130 http://www.news1130.com/2014/03/05/rights-groups-want-independent-cbsa-watchdog/  Published March 5, 2014 VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The BC Civil Liberties Association is again stressing the need for an independent body that can review […]
BC Civil Rights Group Calls for Independent Oversight of Federal Border Agency
By The Canadian Press for The Vancouver Sun / http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Rights+group+calls+independent+oversight+federal+border+agency/9582352/story.html Published on March 5, 2014 Â VANCOUVER – A B.C.-based civil rights group is renewing its call for independent oversight […]
Call for oversight of border police ignored, B.C. group says
By The Canadian Press for the Globe and Mail / http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/call-for-oversight-of-border-police-ignored-bc-group-says/article17321112/ Published on Mar. 05 2014 A B.C.-based civil rights group is renewing its call for independent oversight of the […]
Seven Years of Inaction: Rights organizations call for oversight mechanism in response to CBSA abuses
Public inquiry recommended oversight in 2006 – no action since that time The BC Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Council for Refugees and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers today […]
Eight years of federal inaction: Groups to call for independent oversight of Canada Border Services Agency
Vancouver – It has been eight years since the Arar Commission of Inquiry recommended that an independent review agency oversee certain activities of the Canada Border Services Agency. No action […]
Inquest called into Mexican woman’s death
By David P. Ball, 24 hours Vancouver- http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2014/02/25/inquest-called-into-mexican-womans-death Wednesday, February 26, 2014 A vigil was held to honour Lucia Vega Jimenez’s life in front Canada Border Services Agency […]