CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESStrip Searches CCLA Calls for Immediate Reforms to Prison Strip Searches in Ontario, Implementation of Body Scanners as Alternative TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is demanding the Government of Ontario fix significant…CCLAAugust 28, 2023
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Policy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA reacts to latest revisions to New Brunswick Policy 713 TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Lawyer and Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAAugust 24, 2023
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRegulation of Online Expression CCLA Reacts to Peterson Decision TORONTO — Noa Mendelsoh Aviv, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAAugust 23, 2023
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA: SK Policy Violates Rights of Students TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAAugust 22, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Supreme Court clarifies role of court-appointed lawyers (amicus) for unrepresented accused persons On July 28, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R. v.…Shakir RahimAugust 17, 2023
COVID-19FRONT BURNER ISSUESMobility Decision in Taylor v. Newfoundland Case On May 11, 2020, CCLA sent a letter to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador…Tashi Alford-DuguidAugust 17, 2023
CBC: Arctic Bay residents raise concerns after RCMP search mail https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-bay-residents-raise-concerns-over-rcmp-search-mail-1.6934167
Newstalk 1010: Ontario police groups, legal advocates call for different approaches to proposed bail reform https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/ontario-police-groups-legal-advocates-call-for-different-approaches-to-proposed-bail-reform-1.20071501?mode=Article