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Press Release: CCLA Reacts To Canada-U.S. Border Deal Statement; Concerned About Implications For Privacy Rights

Communications — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:53:54 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 5, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Last week, we invited you to sign a petition to ask the government to not pass legislation that would severely weaken Canadians’ online privacy, legislation that every single provincial privacy commissioner has stepped up to criticize this legislation. On Friday, CCLA’s Sukanya Pillay participated in The Agenda, on TVO, to discuss cybersecurity. You can [...]

Stop Online Spying!

Communications — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:07:09 +0000

The federal government is expected to table a set of troubling electronic surveillance laws in the fall session of Parliament. These same laws have been proposed in past sessions of Parliament, and have been strongly opposed by the CCLA, Privacy Commissioners and other civil society groups. The legislation, which the government refers to as “Lawful” [...]

Press Release: CCLA Urges OPP to Stop Mass DNA Testing

Graeme Norton — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:27:47 +0000

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Contact: Penelope Chester (416) 363-0321 ex. 225 pchester@ccla.org www.ccla.org

CCLA Urges O.P.P. to Stop Mass DNA Testing

Toronto, ON – May 25, 2011 – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling upon the Ontario Provincial Police to immediately stop the practice of requesting “voluntary” DNA samples from members of the public as part of the ongoing investigation of [...]

Court of Appeal Upholds Mandatory Youth DNA Orders

Graeme Norton — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:11:27 +0000

On April 1, 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its judgment in R. v. K.M., J.B. and D.R., which involved a constitutional challenge to the mandatory collection of DNA from young persons convicted of certain criminal offences. In its decision, the Court found that the manner in which DNA samples are used reduces the [...]

CCLA urges RCMP to rectify problems with background checks

Graeme Norton — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:15:43 +0000

On January 18, 2011, CCLA wrote to the Commissioner of the RCMP to express its concern regarding recent changes to the RCMP’s policy relating to background checks. The new policy, which was introduced in July 2010, requires applicants for vulnerable sector background checks to submit fingerprints if their gender and date of birth matches that [...]

CCLA Intervenes in Police Records Case

Graeme Norton — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:53:43 +0000

On January 11, 2011 CCLA intervened in J.N. v. Durham Regional Police Service, a case before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressing when police can retain information about criminal charges that do not result in convictions for the purposes of inclusion in a criminal background check. CCLA is concerned that such information surfaces far [...]