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CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Sentencing

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.…

Shakir RahimJanuary 15, 2026

Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES

CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Protect People’s Constitutional Right to Reasonable Administrative Decisions

The CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this morning to present its oral…

CCLAJanuary 15, 2026

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Intervening to Defend Rights of Unhoused People in Landmark Ontario Appeal

TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been granted leave to intervene in an…

CCLAJanuary 12, 2026

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS LGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASES Youth

The Fight for Gender-Affirming Care Protections Must Continue

Toronto, ON — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned with yesterday's court decision…

Aaden PearsonDecember 19, 2025

Intelligence & Cybersecurity National Security PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

Government’s Cybersecurity Proposal Threatens Privacy – And Security

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) submitted a brief today calling on a parliamentary committee…

Tamir IsraelDecember 17, 2025

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Deaths in Custody PRESS RELEASES

Canadian Civil Liberties Association Echoes Faqiri Family Plea for Action on Inquest Recommendations

The CCLA echoes the plea made today by the Faqiri family at Queen’s Park for…

CCLADecember 15, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Indigenous People PRESS RELEASES Sentencing

CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons

The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in R.…

CCLADecember 11, 2025

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES Right to Protest

Quebec’s Bill 13: Yet Another Attack on Quebecers’ Democracy

Montreal – December 10, 2025 Quebec’s Bill 13, An Act to promote the population’s safety and…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 10, 2025

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS LGBTQ2S+Life, Liberty & Security Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES Youth

CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law

TORONTO — Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of…

Aaden PearsonDecember 10, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights PRESS RELEASES

CCLA Strongly Opposes Bill C-16

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of…

CCLADecember 9, 2025

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