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The CCLA's long summer demanding accountability for G20 policing and governance

August 24th, 2010


24 August 2010 — The G8/G20 Summits in Huntsville and Toronto, Ontario, respectively, resulted in the largest peace-time security deployment Canadian history. The federal government spent C$930-million on security and deployed 5000 RCMP officers and thousands of provincial and municipal police into the streets of Toronto. The provincial government awarded police sweeping [...]

Podcast: CCLA counsel discusses key legal issues around G20

August 11th, 2010

In this podcast, Tony Navaneelan, Acting Fundamental Freedoms Program Director, speaks about the the key legal issues around the G20. From the use of the antiquated Public Works Protection Act to questions about what a systematic review from OIPRD can accomplish, Navaneelan offers critical legal insight.
Tony Navaneelan on RedEye, Vancouver Coop Radio
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CCLA Welcomes Announcement of Investigation by the Ontario Independent Police Review Director

July 22nd, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Penelope Chester
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Phone: (416) 363-0321
Fax: (416) 861-1291
pchester@ccla.org
www.ccla.org
Toronto, ON – July 22, 2010 – The CCLA welcomes the announcement by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) that it will be conducting a systemic investigation of G20 policing. The CCLA is pleased that the issues to be investigated by [...]

CCLA files 78 individuals public police complaints over G20 policing

July 22nd, 2010

July 22, 2010 — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) filed 78 individual public police complaints with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) today. OIPRD is the civilian agency tasked with accepting and investigating complaints about police policy and the conduct of police officers in Ontario.
The CCLA has called on OIPRD to [...]

CCLA welcomes government reviews of G20 policing and governance

July 9th, 2010

July 9, 2010 –
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly welcomes the number of independent reviews and investigations being established to review G20-related policing and governance. The CCLA was deeply concerned about the secretive and, at times, excessive measures the government undertook in creating a security environment for the G20 Summit. We were equally concerned [...]

 
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