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Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Search & Seizure Solitary Confinement

Groups: Canada must end “extreme”, prolonged solitary confinement

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, John Howard Society Canada, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry…

CCLAAugust 30, 2022

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Search & Seizure Solitary Confinement

CCLA and Others Renew Calls to Limit Dry Cell Use – An “Extreme” Form of Solitary Confinement

Earlier this summer the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a number of other groups urged…

Abby DeshmanAugust 30, 2022

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Deescalation & Use of Force Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Police Transparency, Oversight & Accountability

Death in Vancouver highlights lethality of “less lethal” weapons

On Monday morning Chris Amyotte, a 42-year-old father of seven from Winnipeg and member of…

Abby DeshmanAugust 25, 2022

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DNA Forensics EQUALITY Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability PRIVACY Race, Religion & Ethnicity Racial Profiling Refugees & Immigration Search & Seizure Unreasonable Search & Seizure

Human Rights Tribunal Finds Police DNA Sweep was Discriminatory

Earlier this week the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Ontario Provincial Police (“OPP”)…

Abby DeshmanAugust 23, 2022

Disability EQUALITY Refugees & Immigration

CCLA Pleased with Win for Access to Justice in Toussaint v Canada

CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in a…

Cara ZwibelAugust 18, 2022

Criminal Prohibitions on Speech EQUALITY Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

CCLA Intervening in Challenge to Sex Work Laws

The CCLA recently filed its written argument in Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform…

Cara ZwibelAugust 16, 2022

Arbitrary Detention CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Race, Religion & Ethnicity Racial Profiling

CCLA argues against expanded police detention powers at Supreme Court

CCLA is intervening in a case before the Supreme Court to argue that the police…

CCLAAugust 10, 2022

Bill 21 EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRESS RELEASES

CCLA REACTS TO ACS-LÉGER STUDY ON EFFECTS OF BILL 21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2022 CCLA REACTS TO ACS-LÉGER STUDY ON EFFECTS OF BILL…

CCLAAugust 10, 2022

Device Searches Intelligence & Cybersecurity PRESS RELEASES PRIVACY Surveillance & Privacy Surveillance & Technology

CCLA Calls for Moratorium on RCMP Surveillance ‘Tools’

Brenda McPhail, Director of Privacy Technology and Surveillance Program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…

CCLAAugust 9, 2022

Democratic Rights Emergencies Act FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA in Federal Court, Fighting to Hold Government Accountable for Unprecedented Emergencies Act Use

CCLA is in federal court today to protect meaningful judicial review of government action. The…

Abby DeshmanAugust 8, 2022

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