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Sex ed legal challenge continues
The Divisional Court determined the other week that the applications of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will be heard together. CCLA has originally secured a date of Sept. 24 before the Divisional Court, but now both applications will be heard in November.
Open Letter from CCLA: Calling for a Reset on Waterfront Toronto
OPEN LETTER March 5, 2019 The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 The Hon. Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 His Worship John Tory Mayor of Toronto 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 RE: Waterfront Toronto Reset Dear Prime Minister, Premier […]
Shotspotter is not coming to Toronto, and that’s a win
CCLA argued against installing these audio surveillance devices, designed to detect gunshots and direct police deployment, from the beginning. We wrote to the Mayor. We spoke to the Toronto Police Services Board. And we spoke out publicly. This time, our voice–and the voices of others who also raised principled objections to purchasing and installing this […]
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Learn About Your Charter Rights
Welcome to the Remote Rights Project web resources. The Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust has been educating young people in Canada about their rights and freedoms in classrooms for more than 20 years, and we’re thrilled that with grant support from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority’s (CIRA) Community Initiatives Project, we are able to provide […]
What We Do
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Engagement
Whether at major events, in the media, or through public advocacy campaigns, we engage with citizens to support democratic action and dialogue.
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Education
Through our foundation, the Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust, we bring important issues into Canadian classrooms and communities.
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Monitoring
As a watchdog for civil liberties, we use our network to monitor and report on current issues—both locally and at the international level.
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Research
We partner with law firms and the academic community to enable and inform our advocacy work through essential research.
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LITIGATION
Since the 1960s we’ve defended civil liberties through high-impact legal action and intervention, including at the Supreme Court of Canada.