PRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Reacts to Premier of Ontario’s Comments on Unhoused People TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLASeptember 26, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Argues That Notwithstanding Clause Should Not Limit Democratic Accountability and Protection of Marginalized Groups TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLASeptember 23, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA Appears Before the Federal Court in Challenge to Refugee Cessation Provisions TORONTO —Pro bono lawyers representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association will appear this week before…Harini SivalangamSeptember 17, 2024
DisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status Constitutional Rights of Kingston Encampment Residents Must be Respected TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…Harini SivalangamSeptember 16, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Applauds Court Ruling Enhancing Police Accountability in D’Arthenay v. Ontario Provincial Police The Ontario Divisional Court released its decision in D’Arthenay v. Ontario. The CCLA was an…CCLASeptember 11, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA Calls on Universities to Ensure their Policies Respect Students’ Right to Peacefully Protest on Campus Universities’ policies on protests should give an expansive and meaningful consideration to students’ fundamental rights…Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 10, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status Yukon Court Strikes Down Parts of SCAN Act as Unconstitutional Infringement on Security of the Person TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLASeptember 5, 2024
Arbitrary DetentionCriminal Prohibitions on SpeechDeescalation & Use of ForceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRight to Protest CCLA Files its Submission to the Toronto Police Service Board on the Upcoming Policy on Police Action in Respect of Protests The Board policy must acknowledge that the Toronto Police Service, as all state actors, has…Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 4, 2024