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COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

CCLA Questions Ottawa Policing

Ignorance of the law is ordinarily an invalid defence. But nothing is ordinary about a…

CCLAApril 24, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing

CCLA to Ontario: Clarify How People Can Fight Fines

Two days ago we wrote to the Ontario government about the fact that people are…

Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Indigenous People Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability PRIVACY Race, Religion & Ethnicity Unreasonable Search & Seizure

CCLA and Partners Question Government on Decision to Share COVID-19 Test Results with Police

Last week police services across Ontario quietly got access to a new database – a…

Abby DeshmanApril 23, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS

CCLA to Ontario: Fix COVID Tix Process

Currently, under section 9 of the Provincial Offences Act, an individual is deemed not to…

Cara ZwibelApril 23, 2020

Conditions of Confinement COVID-19 COVID-19 & Prisons CRIMINAL JUSTICE Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Letter to Correctional Service of Canada

We express our deep concern regarding the health and well-being of the inmates and staff…

Abby DeshmanApril 22, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

Too Many COVID Charges, Too Many Tickets, Too Many Fines.

Too many COVID charges, too many tickets, too many fines. It’s a public health crisis,…

Michael BryantApril 21, 2020

COVID-19 Disability EQUALITY Indigenous People MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Race, Religion & Ethnicity Safe Shelters Socio-Economic Status

CCLA with Coalition Warns Legal Action Against City of Toronto for Failure to Support Homeless People

Toronto has failed to protect homeless people in its over-crowded shelter and respite system –…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 21, 2020

COVID-19 PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

Data Surveillance by Canadian Governments as COVID Response: CCLA’s Privacy Protection Prescription

We are writing you about the use of technologically-mediated surveillance as a public health response…

Brenda McPhailApril 20, 2020

COVID-19 Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

CCLA to Northwest Territories Chief Public Health Officer

We are concerned in particular with the prohibitions on public and private outdoor gatherings contained…

Abby DeshmanApril 20, 2020

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

A G20 Victory Ten Years In The Making

The Ontario Court of Appeal has handed down an important decision in a case that…

Cara ZwibelApril 17, 2020

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