Release: Supreme Court of Canada clarifies role of courts when reviewing decisions of private religious associations
For immediate release OTTAWA – Today, Thursday, May 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Highwood Congregation v. Wall, a case considering whether membership decisions of […]
A note from the President on TWU
Dear fellow BCCLA members, I am writing to you about the Board’s recent decision to change our position on whether Trinity Western University should be granted accreditation for its proposed […]
UPDATE: Quebec face covering ban suspended
Several weeks ago, a Quebec court suspended the ban on face coverings until the provincial government brings certain legal provisions and Minister’s guidelines into effect. The crux of the issue […]
BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada ruling on First Nation ski resort dispute
(le français suit) For immediate release OTTAWA – This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling in Ktunaxa Nation v. Minister of Forests, a case concerning a proposed […]
Breaking down Quebec’s niqab ban and the continuing marginalization of Muslim women
On Wednesday October 18, 2017, the Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 62, formally titled “An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework […]
Cour suprême : Litige des Premières Nations au sujet de la station de ski – l’ALCCB affirme que le gouvernement de la C.-B. ne peut pas ignorer la liberté de religion
Pour publication immĂ©diate  OTTAWA –  Demain, le 1er dĂ©cembre 2016, la Cour suprĂŞme du Canada entendra les plaidoiries relativement Ă la Nation Ktunaxa c. le ministère des ForĂŞts, un […]
Supreme Court: First Nation ski resort dispute – BCCLA argues freedom of religion cannot be ignored by BC government
For immediate release OTTAWA – Tomorrow, December 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in Ktunaxa Nation v. Minister of Forests, a case concerning a proposed ski […]
Muslim women between fiction and reality: author reading and discussion
Monia Mazigh, award-winning author and human rights activist, will be reading from her novel Mirrors and Mirages, a story that follows the lives of six Muslim-Canadian women and their daughters. […]
RELEASE: BCCLA files to appeal campus free speech decision of the BC Supreme Court
VANCOUVER (13 February 2015) – The BC Civil Liberties Association is asking the BC Court of Appeal to hear its lawsuit challenging restrictions on campus free speech. The BCCLA and […]
Ethics for Breakfast
Periodically, the human and civil rights of a community seem to be in conflict. Such is the case with Trinity Western University’s (TWU) Community Covenant that requires students to refrain […]