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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 [...] 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 [...] The Canadian Civil Liberties Association applauds the government’s repeal of the Public Works Protection Act (PWPA), the Second World War-era law used to drastically curtail individuals’ civil liberties during the Toronto G20 Summit, and welcomes the limited scope of the intended replacement legislation. The CCLA was involved in consultations with the Ministry of Community Safety [...] CCLA’s general counsel Nathalie Des Rosiers testifies before the Senate Committee considering Bill C10, the omnibus crime bill. Listen to the hearings live on Thursday February 16, 2012, from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm EST. Links to archived video will be posted as soon as it is available. Find out more background on [...] The Supreme Court of Canada will consider an appeal which looks at the issue of whether a sexual assault complainant may testify in Court while wearing a niqab for religious reasons. The case, on appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal, arose when one of the defendants in a sexual assault case claimed that his [...] |
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