Vancouver Day of Action Against Bill C-51
BC Civil Liberties Association Executive Director Josh Paterson will be speaking at the Vancouver Day of Action To Stand Against Bill C-51 this weekend. The day of action is linked […]
8 things you need to know about Bill C-51
By Alyssa Stryker, BCCLA Caseworker, and Carmen Cheung, BCCLA Senior Counsel A condensed version of this piece first appeared in The Tyee. At over 60 pages, Bill C-51 – the […]
Public meeting: new anti-terror legislation – a threat to the rights of all Canadians?
The Stand up for the North Committee is hosting a public meeting to discuss the new anti-terror legislation as proposed by the federal government. There will be an introductory presentation […]
C-51: Panel discussion on the anti-terror bill
On March 24th, a panel of legal experts and political scientists will explore the ramifications of Bill C-51, anti-terror legislation currently making its way through the House of Commons. […]
Canadian Health Libraries Association 2015 Conference
Between June 19 and June 22, the Canadian Health Libraries Association 2015 Conference will gather presenters on health information resources and services to host a varied program of panel discussions […]
Vancouver Liberty Seminar: Micheal Vonn Discusses E-Government Privacy Issues
BCCLA Policy Director Micheal Vonn will join speakers at the Vancouver Liberty Seminar presented by The Institute for Liberal Studies (ILS). Vonn explores Canada’s electronic-government tools that are not without risk when considering […]
CAPSLE Panel Discussion on Student Privacy and Freedom of Information
From April 26th to April 28th, the Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education (CAPSLE) will be hosting their 2015 national conference: “Peaks & Valleys: Perspectives on […]
RELEASE: BCCLA reacts to sweeping new anti-terror bill
January 30, 2015 VANCOUVER – This morning the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) – the organization that is currently suing the federal government over allegations of warrantless electronic surveillance of […]
(A few) changes worth celebrating: update on non-conviction information and police information checks
We got word this week that the provincial government has finally released the new province-wide policy on the kind of information that can be disclosed by the police on employment- and […]
Beware governments’ ‘big data’ promises – bringing cautionary tales from BC to the UK
The Birkbeck Law Review has just published a special issue of papers from their Privacy and Surveillance Conference. The conference, at Birkbeck, University of London, was thrilling to attend […]