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Arbitrary Detention CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

CCLA before Supreme Court in Carignan to Ensure Unlawful Arrests Can be Challenged Under the Charter

The CCLA appeared before the Supreme Court today in R. v. Carignan. The CCLA submitted that…

Shakir RahimMay 21, 2025

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

CCLA on Toronto’s Proposed Bubble Zone Bylaw

TORONTO — On May 16, 2025, CCLA and the Centre for Free Expression sent a…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollMay 20, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Presumption of Innocence

CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Protection for Solicitor-Client Privilege

The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene in R. v. Fox before the Supreme…

Shakir RahimMay 20, 2025

EQUALITY Refugees & Immigration Women

CCLA Intervenes Before Supreme Court to Defend Migrant Rights

TORONTO — Counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association appears today at the Supreme Court…

CCLAMay 15, 2025

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES

CCLA Slams Ontario’s Power Grab in Bill 5

MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…

CCLAMay 6, 2025

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES

CCLA and 35 Civil Society Organizations Decry Provincial Inaction in Addressing Recommendations From Inquest Into Death of Soleiman Faqiri

TORONTO — Soleiman Faqiri was a man with significant mental health conditions killed in provincial custody…

CCLAMay 5, 2025

EQUALITY Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Race, Religion & Ethnicity

Choisir l’inclusion et non l’assimilation: Lettre ouverte sur les projets de loi 84 et 94 du Québec

Choisir l’inclusion et non l’assimilation Anaïs Bussières McNicoll et Harini Sivalingam 5 mai 2025 La…

CCLAMay 5, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Racial Profiling

Leave to Appeal to SCC Granted

MONTREAL – Aaden Pearson, Staff Lawyer at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association released the following…

CCLAMay 2, 2025

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Socio-Economic Status

85 Organizations Across Ontario Stand Against Punishing Encampments

85 organizations working across communities in Ontario stand united as the newly formed Encampment Justice…

Harini SivalangamMay 2, 2025

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES Voting Rights

CCLA Welcomes Elections Canada’s Decision to Investigate Polling Station Issues in Nunavik

MONTREAL - Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the Canadian Civil…

CCLAMay 1, 2025

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