Press Release: BCCLA supports expansion of voting rights in UBCM vote next week
VANCOUVER — xĘ·məθkĘ·É™yĚ“É™m (Musqueam), SkwxwĂş7mesh (Squamish) & sÉ™lilĚ“wÉ™taʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Territories – Next week at the 2019 Convention of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), councillors and mayors from across the […]
BCCLA REACTS: Supreme Court upholds expat voters’ rights
Friday, January 11, 2019 For immediate release OTTAWA – Today, January 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Frank and Duong v. Canada (Attorney General), a […]
Why the Arguments Against Electoral Reform in BC are Wrong
Next week BC residents will start to receive voting packages in the mail for the referendum on electoral reform. The BCCLA is excited for this opportunity to shift to a […]
Press Release: BCCLA to make oral arguments at Supreme Court of Canada in non-resident voter case
For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Today, March 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in Frank et al. v. Attorney General (Canada). This case concerns the […]
Electoral Reform Roundtable
The UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) invites you to an event on Electoral Reform in Canada. The government has promised the 2015 election would be the […]
Election Shenanigans
On Saturday, I volunteered as an observer at one of the advance election polls. I watched hundreds of people wait in line to cast their ballot, and it was pretty […]
A tough week for voting rights
Recently, the Ontario courts issued two important decisions affecting Canadians’ constitutionally protected right to vote. The decisions are troubling. Between them, the rulings will effectively disenfranchise over a million Canadian […]
Election Day in Canada: When Voter Suppression Comes Calling
OPEN CINEMAÂ Connect the Dots and FOCUS Magazine present a documentary work-in-progress preview and live and online discussion on voter suppression in Canada featuring BCCLA Policy Director Micheal Vonn. Journalist and […]
Media Advisory: Ontario’s Highest Court to Hear Ex-Pat Voter Case
Toronto – Tomorrow, the Court of Appeal for Ontario will begin hearing Frank v. AG Canada. This case concerns the right of Canadian citizens to vote in federal elections while […]
Speaking out against lack of advance polling places in DTES and Grandview-Woodlands.
Advance polling for Vancouver’s 2014 municipal election began yesterday, and we celebrated by adding our voice to the chorus of community groups and concerned citizens who have been speaking […]
