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CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Racial Profiling

CCLA Defends Landmark Ruling Striking Down Racially Profiling Roadside Stops

OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will appear before the Supreme Court of…

CCLAJanuary 19, 2026

Emergencies Act FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES

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…

CCLAJanuary 16, 2026

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

Democratic Emergency in Quebec 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

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