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By Communications on March 30, 2012
Dear CCLA supporters, CCLA continues to protect rights and liberties across Canada. Disrupted protests in Montreal, criminal libel charges in Fredericton, privacy invasions and an unconstitutional refugee bill announced in Ottawa, robocall protests in various cities – the protection of democratic values requires our vigilance everywhere. We are also preparing our “Celebrating Canada” gala, a fundraising event [...]
By Communications on March 29, 2012
When: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – Refugee Rights Day Where: Thomas Lounge, Oakham House, 63 Gould Street @ Church (Lunch will be provided) What: Unpacking Bill C31 : the two-tier Immigration and Refugee System + Jail Cell Protest (Gould @ Church, in front of Ryerson Student Center) For more details about the [...]
By Communications on March 26, 2012
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association generally supports the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal. The CCLA believes the decision goes some way towards making the lives of prostitutes safer. Specifically, CCLA agrees with the decision to strike down the common bawdy house provision. The evidence before the Court of Appeal was clear that persons engaged [...]
By Communications on March 24, 2012
On March 23rd the Court released its decision in the case of Doré v. Bernard, which considered freedom of expression in the context of a lawyer being disciplined for comments he made about a judge in a private letter to that judge. CCLA intervened in the case to argue that lawyers not only have a right, but [...]
By Sukanya Pillay on March 23, 2012
The Canadian Press recently published a document obtained through an access to information request. The document is a Directive to CSIS, from the Minister of Public Safety, dated July 28, 2011, and deals with torture. The Directive, entitled “Information Sharing with Foreign Entities”, essentially permits two types of information sharing: (1) CSIS is permitted in certain circumstances to share [...]
By Abby Deshman on March 22, 2012
On March 22nd, the Supreme Court released their decision in R. v. Ladue (read the decision here), a case about sentencing Aboriginal offenders (read CCLA’s factum here). Over a decade ago, the Supreme Court recognized that racism against Aboriginal people within Canada had “translated into systemic discrimination in the criminal justice system,” with the result [...]
By Communications on March 22, 2012
MEDIA ADVISORY Media contact:
Unfair Policy Fails Refugees and Canadians: Parliament Hill press conference and “jail cell” protest on Bill C-31 DATE: Monday 26 March 2012 PLACE: Charles Lynch Press Room, Room S-130, Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa (press conference);
By sheetal on March 21, 2012
The Fredericton Police Chief recently sent word to the CCLA that he intends to fulfill its Request for Information with respect to criminal defamation investigations in the jurisdiction. On February 29th, 2012, following the arrest of blogger Charles LeBlanc under criminal defamation provisions, CCLA sent the Police Chief a formal Request for Information under New Brunswick’s [...]
By Dora Chan on March 15, 2012
TORONTO March 15, 2012 - In response to Bill C-31 – an act that would penalize refugees, undermine Canada’s refugee claim process, and could lead to the deportation of permanent residents – several prominent human rights organizations have come together to call for the withdrawal of this bill. The newly formed Justice for Refugees and Immigrants Coalition is comprised [...]
By Abby Deshman on March 13, 2012
Between 2006 and 2009 about one third of Ontario Crown offices asked police to conduct background checks on potential jurors by searching confidential police databases. Often the information they obtained was used to inform the prosecution’s jury selections and was not disclosed to defence counsel. In a 2009 report the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner [...] |
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