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EQUALITY Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES Race, Religion & Ethnicity Right to Protest

Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism

MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) denounces Quebec’s Bill 9, tabled today, as yet another…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 27, 2025

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause

Quebec’s Bill 1: An Illegitimate Bill with Authoritarian Overtones

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has just submitted its brief on Bill 1—the Quebec…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 25, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES Presumption of Innocence Right to Reasonable Bail

CCLA Statement on Ontario Cash Bail Proposal

Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, said, “The Ontario Government’s proposal to require…

CCLANovember 24, 2025

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES PRIVACY Refugees & Immigration

Rights Groups Issue Urgent Warning Ahead of Critical C-12 Vote

OTTAWA – A broad coalition of groups from across Canada is sounding an urgent alarm…

Tamir IsraelNovember 24, 2025

EQUALITY PRIVACY Refugees & Immigration

CCLA submission warns Bill C-12 will create fundamental unfairness in our immigration system

In a brief published by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and…

Tamir IsraelNovember 21, 2025

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Habeas Corpus Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court Decision in Dorsey Protecting Habeas Corpus and Individual Liberty

The Supreme Court of Canada rendered its judgment in Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025…

Shakir RahimNovember 21, 2025

Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Voting Rights

CCLA Defending the Right to Vote at the Quebec Court of Appeal

Every citizen has a constitutional right to participate in elections in which their vote is…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 19, 2025

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES

CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth

The CCLA calls on the Alberta government to uphold the rule of law, respect the…

Aaden PearsonNovember 18, 2025

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

CCLA Welcomes the 2024-2025 Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the 2024-2025 annual report of the Office of Correctional…

CCLANovember 12, 2025

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Freedom of Speech and Debate in Parliament

People in Canada need their representatives to remain free and unfettered in their ability to…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 5, 2025

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Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism

Quebec’s Bill 1: An Illegitimate Bill with Authoritarian Overtones

CCLA Statement on Ontario Cash Bail Proposal

CCLA submission warns Bill C-12 will create fundamental unfairness in our immigration system

CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court Decision in Dorsey Protecting Habeas Corpus and Individual Liberty

CCLA Defending the Right to Vote at the Quebec Court of Appeal

CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth

CCLA Welcomes the 2024-2025 Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator

CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Freedom of Speech and Debate in Parliament

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