Uncategorized CCLA With Civil Society Groups Issue Joint Letter on Bill C-59 and National Security Law in Canada September 19, 2017 — Today, 40 organizations and individuals from across Canadian civil society issued…Cara ZwibelSeptember 19, 2017
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth CCLA Segregation Challenge The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLASeptember 13, 2017
Uncategorized The Relationship Between Bill C-59 and Bill C-51 C-59 was supposed to fix the unconstitutional changes introduced in Bill C-51, the former government’s…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized Understanding CSIS Disruption Powers in Bill C-59 CSIS was created in response to the McDonald Commission, which undertook a lengthy investigation into…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
National SecurityPRIVACY The New Communications Security Establishment Act in Bill C-59 Currently, the CSE’s role is sketched out as part of the the National Defence Act,…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized Information Sharing and Disclosure in Bill C-59 Constrained information sharing for national security purposes between government agencies and departments has always happened,…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Mass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Mass Surveillance and Bulk Collection in Bill C-59 One of the most insidious elements of Bill C-59 is the way it facilitates bulk…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized Secret Trials, Secret Decisions, Due Process and Bill C-59 Protecting national security sometimes requires secrecy. But when individuals stand to lose their Charter-protected rights…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Border TechnologyNational SecurityPRIVACYTravel Screening The No-Fly List and Bill C-59 The Secure Air Travel Act (SATA) was introduced in Bill C-51 to codify the way…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized The Terrorist Speech Offence and Bill C-59 One of the most clearly unconstitutional provisions of C-51 was a Criminal Code amendment that…CCLASeptember 12, 2017