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CANADA FACES A DEFINING MOMENT

Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that we are “in the midst of a rupture” in the rules‑based international order.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES
January 29, 2026

CCLA Calls for Independent Investigation into Reported Police Use of Force Against Lawyer Sudine Riley

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is alarmed by the reported use of serious force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against defence lawyer Sudine Riley at the Oshawa Courthouse on…
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FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES
January 28, 2026

CCLA Joins a Broad Coalition of Civil Society Groups Objecting to Anti-Democratic Provisions in Bill C-15

The law should apply equally to everyone, regardless of their wealth, power and status. On January 21, 2026, the CCLA joined more than 40 organizations in denouncing certain provisions in…
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Artificial IntelligencePRIVACYPrivacy Law ReformSurveillance & Technology
January 28, 2026

Data Protection & Privacy Day 2026

Today marks Data Privacy Day (or as it’s known in some parts of the world, Data Protection Day), a time to reflect on the state of privacy protection in Canada…
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Artificial IntelligencePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology
January 21, 2026

Civil Society Innitiative Launches Public Consultation on AI

The People’s Consultation on AI launches today, a collaborative civil society initiative created in response to the federal government’s failure to provide a meaningful consultation process during the development of…
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