National SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy Fix C-26: Cybersecurity Bill is Short on Rights Protections and Accountability Bill C-26 is yet another example, in an increasingly long list, of legislation that would…Brenda McPhailOctober 17, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Statement on Public Order Emergency Commission Proceedings of October 14 OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…CCLAOctober 14, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRight to Silence Disappointing Supreme Court decision on ‘voluntary’ statements to the police On October 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v…Abby DeshmanOctober 14, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Rouleau Warns of Tight Timelines, But Government Took Maximum Amount of Time to Appoint Commissioner OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made its opening statement at the Public Order Emergency…CCLAOctober 13, 2022
CTV News: Denying bail to reduce B.C. crime a ‘dangerous’ proposition: Canadian Civil Liberties Association https://bc.ctvnews.ca/denying-bail-to-reduce-b-c-crime-a-dangerous-proposition-canadian-civil-liberties-association-1.6108211
BBC News: Freedom Convoy: Trudeau to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63181062
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Government Had Other Options Than The Emergencies Act OTTAWA — The Government of Canada had options other than the emergencies act, the Canadian…CCLAOctober 12, 2022
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA at Supreme Court in Safe Third Countries Agreement Case OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is hearing arguments today on the constitutionality of…CCLAOctober 6, 2022
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA at Supreme Court over Safe Third Country Agreement Today, the CCLA is intervening in a case before the Supreme Court of Canada concerning…CCLAOctober 6, 2022
National SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy ETHI Report on Facial Recognition Technology Released Canada lacks an appropriate legal framework to regulate facial recognition technology, and without it, there…Brenda McPhailOctober 5, 2022