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Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA Makes Submissions to the Federal Review of the Access to Information Act

The CCLA believes that a strong access to information regime is crucial to a vibrant…

Cara ZwibelAugust 23, 2021

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing

CCLA Pushes for a Strong, Independent Check Against Wrongful Convictions

David Milgaard and Thomas Sophonow are just two of the dozens of people who our…

Abby DeshmanAugust 22, 2021

COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology Vaccine Passports

FAQ: Vaccine Passports

The lines are being drawn between those who support and oppose some version of a…

Brenda McPhailAugust 17, 2021

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Regulation of Online Expression

Five Things to Know About Canada’s Online Harms “Consultation”

The federal government is proposing a new regime that would regulate social media companies and,…

CCLAAugust 3, 2021

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement

CCLA Responds to Toronto Ombudsman Report, Calls for Amnesty for Unfair COVID Tickets

Our two co-authored reports on COVID-19 and law enforcement, Stay off the Grass (June 2020)…

CCLAJuly 30, 2021

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

CCLA Intervenes in Court Challenge Against Racial Profiling

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is intervening in a constitutional challenge before the Superior Court…

CCLAJuly 20, 2021

COVID-19 Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

CCLA Seeks to Appeal Nova Scotia Anti-Protest Injunction

While the injunction is no longer in force in the province, we remain concerned about…

CCLAJuly 19, 2021

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement

Statement on Toronto Ombudsman’s Report

This report is a robust affirmation of the issues we have been raising since the…

CCLAJuly 9, 2021

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Solitary Confinement

Coalition Pens Open Letter to CSC, Renews Calls to End Prolonged Solitary Confinement

In June 2021, the Correctional Service of Canada (“CSC”) invited dozens of community organizations to…

CCLAJuly 6, 2021

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Criminal Records & Police Record Checks Racial Profiling

CCLA to Appear Before Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Police Background Checks Case

Thairu Taban and Josslyn Mounsey were hired by Metrolinx as Transit Safety Communications Operators. They…

CCLAJune 29, 2021

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