#SpyingTownHall: Let’s Talk CSEC
On Thursday, February 20th at 5pm PST/8pm EST, we will be hosting a social media town hall  featuring BCCLA Executive Director Josh Paterson, and Open Media.ca Executive Director Steve Anderson. […]
Ontario man can’t get $10K in suspected drug money back, judge rules
By Allison Jones/ CTVnews Published on February 17, 2014 A man from North Bay, Ont., cannot reclaim $10,000 in suspected drug money that police seized after they found it […]
Civil forfeiture wrong when no criminal charges laid: critics
By Denise Ryan/Â Vancouver Sun Published on February 16, 2014 Â The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office is pursuing civil cases even when there is not enough evidence to uphold criminal […]
B.C. Civil Liberties Association worried about provision in Surrey Crime Task Force
By Terry Schintz/ CKNW Published on February 14, 2014 Use it, but don’t abuse it. That’s the word from Michael Vonn with the BC Civil Liberties Association, when it comes […]
B.C. to give police more powers to find missing people
By Brian Morton/ Vancouver Sun Published on February 13, 2014 The province wants to give police more power to collect information in missing-persons cases. A bill introduced to the legislature […]
Canada’s Spies Are Out of Control
By Christopher Malmo/ Vice.com Published February 11, 2014   here was an alarming lack of sustained outrage when it was revealed that CSEC, Canada’s NSA, was testing out a spying program […]
Pathways to Privacy Research Symposium
The BCCLA’s policy director, Michael Vonn, will be featuring as a panelist at the Pathways to Privacy Research Symposium, presented by the CCLA and other co-applicants. The symposium theme is […]
The Day The World Fought Back
In the last year, the world has learned that mass surveillance by governments knows no bounds. Today, February 11th, internet users around the world are standing together. Today, individuals, civil […]
BCCLA Files Complaint Against RCMP and CSIS For Spying on Enbridge Pipeline Opponents
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) filed two complaints today against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The complaints allege that the […]
Civil Liberties Watchdog Responds to Spying on Pipeline Opponents
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), civil society organizations and First Nations leadership are holding a press conference Thursday morning to announce a response to revelations of government […]
