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Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that we are “in the midst of a rupture” in the rules‑based international order.

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Artificial IntelligencePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology
January 21, 2026

Civil Society Innitiative Announces Public Consultation on AI

The People’s Consultation on AI launches today, a collaborative civil society initiative created in response to the federal government’s failure to provide a meaningful consultation process during the development of…
Tamir Israel
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CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling
January 19, 2026

CCLA Defends Landmark Ruling Striking Down Racially Profiling Roadside Stops

OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada today to defend a landmark Quebec Court of Appeal decision declaring the police power…
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Emergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES
January 16, 2026

Emergencies Act Case: CCLA Claims Historic Victory at the Federal Court of Appeal

TORONTO – The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a historic victory for the rule of law by ruling in favour of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)’s arguments in…
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CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing
January 15, 2026

CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Protect Right to be Sentenced Within A Reasonable Time

The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervenor in R. v. R.B.-C on January 16, 2026. When sentencing takes unreasonably long, the s. 11(b) Charter…
Shakir Rahim
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