Our winter 2010 edition of NewsNotes, CCLA’s bi-annual newsletter, is now available for download. If you are a member of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, you will be receiving a hard copy in the mail in the coming days. New members also receive a copy of the most recent NewsNotes in [...]
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By Cara Zwibel on January 19, 2012
The Supreme Court of Canada is today hearing arguments on the test for public interest standing in the case of Attorney General of Canada v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society et al. This case is a challenge brought by a group of sex workers from Vancouver to the prostitution-related offences under the [...]
By Communications on January 18, 2012
A conversation about a Canadian government fugitive list put out by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The list includes some of the people the agency wants to deport from Canada for allegedly being war criminals, or for a number of other alleged offences. MASALA CANADA, a Radio Canada International program hosted by
By Cara Zwibel on January 17, 2012
The issue of public school boards distributing Gideon Bibles is once again before some Ontario school boards. CCLA has previously expressed concerns about this practice and wrote about the issue to the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) on a number of occasions. The WRDSB subsequently rescinded their policy on the distribution of non-instructional religious [...]
By Communications on January 16, 2012
By abby on January 11, 2012
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association intervened in Penner v. NRPSB, a case before the Supreme Court of Canada that will examine whether a finding by the police complaints system can effectively terminate an ongoing or subsequent civil action. An individual who has been mistreated by the police has a number of remedies: A victim may complain to [...]
By Communications on December 31, 2011
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association looks ahead to the issues that Canadians will face in 2012: 1. The Cybersurveillance Bill The government has promised that it will re-introduce its lawful access legislation without any major changes. Previous versions of these bills gave law enforcement more powers [...]
By Noa Mendelsohn Aviv on December 23, 2011
In light of some very serious charges laid against individuals who had, in a variety of circumstances, not disclosed their HIV status to sexual partners, CCLA has written to the Attorney General for Ontario calling on him to develop guidelines concerning the criminal investigation and prosecution of allegations of non-disclosure of HIV and other sexually [...]
By Communications on December 23, 2011
In 2011, we asked our donors to tell us why they support civil liberties. We gathered all the responses we received, and create the word cloud below to show what’s important to our supporters. Enjoy!
By abby on December 21, 2011
On February 28, 2011, the CCLA wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, reiterating the continued necessity for a broad public inquiry into the events surrounding the G20. On December 1, 2011, we received a reply from the current Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews. To read the response from Minister Toews click here.
By Cara Zwibel on December 16, 2011
On November 10, 2011 some students at McGill University occupied an administration building and a larger protest took place outside the building on campus. Riot police were called to the scene and dispersed the crowd using pepper spray. There are also allegations that protesters and passersby were struck with batons. Student protests have long been [...] |
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