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CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Prosecutorial Misconduct

CCLA Intervening in Pivotal Case on Miscarriages of Justice before Supreme Court of Canada

The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in Bouvette v. R. on…

Shakir RahimNovember 13, 2024

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Life, Liberty & Security

CCLA to Appear as Intervener Before the Supreme Court Today in Challenge of the Federal Regime Governing Sex Work

Criminal laws cannot have the effect of impairing the safety and security of sex workers.…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 13, 2024

CRIMINAL JUSTICE National Security Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Police Transparency, Oversight & Accountability Refugees & Immigration

Long Overdue Review and Complaints Body for Canadian Border Services and Mounties Welcomed by Rights Advocates

OTTAWA – Civil society groups are welcoming the adoption of Bill C-20 and the long-overdue…

CCLANovember 12, 2024

EQUALITY NB Abortion Rights Women

CCLA Welcomes Amendments to Regulations That Remove Legal Barriers to Abortion Care Access

Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the…

CCLANovember 7, 2024

EQUALITY NB Abortion Rights Women

Read Our Letter to the New Premier of New Brunswick

In our recent letter to the new Premier of New Brunswick, we address a crucial…

CCLANovember 5, 2024

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Policy 713 PRESS RELEASES Youth

CCLA Strongly Condemns Alberta Legislation That Erodes Freedoms of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth and Their Families

TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…

CCLANovember 1, 2024

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Presumption of Innocence Right to Reasonable Bail

CCLA Condemns Government of Ontario’s Proposal to Imprison the Innocent

TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, made the following statement: Ontario's proposal…

CCLAOctober 28, 2024

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Policy 713 PRESS RELEASES Youth

CCLA Welcomes Commitment to Reverse Harmful Changes to Policy 713 in New Brunswick

TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…

CCLAOctober 25, 2024

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Race, Religion & Ethnicity Racial Profiling

Unanimous Court of Appeal Judgment Upholds Landmark Racial Profiling Decision in Quebec

MONTREAL — Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released a landmark judgment upholding a major civil…

CCLAOctober 24, 2024

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest Sentencing

CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs

On June 10, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, and Shakir…

CCLAOctober 22, 2024

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