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PRIVACY Smart Cities Surveillance & Technology Toronto's Smart City

Let’s Not Forget, We Won

June 25th was supposed to be Decision Day, the day Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto would…

Brenda McPhailJune 26, 2020

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

Stay Off the Grass: COVID-19 and Law Enforcement in Canada

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…

Abby DeshmanJune 23, 2020

COVID-19 Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

How Long Can We Live in a State of Emergency?

Some provinces and territories took longer than others to declare a legal emergency, begging the…

Cara ZwibelJune 19, 2020

COVID-19 PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

The Canadian Contact Tracing Experiment Begins

A social experiment in technologically-assisted tracking for public health purposes is about to being in…

Brenda McPhailJune 18, 2020

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

CCLA to Winnipeg Police: Police, and Target Practice in Our Neighbourhoods

We have been contacted by Gabriela Aguero, a local resident who was understandably panicked by…

Abby DeshmanJune 3, 2020

COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

CCLA Writes to YT: Mobility Rights and Travel to Yukon

We are writing you regarding the constitutionality and impact of the Border Control Measures (COVID-19)…

CCLAMay 28, 2020

COVID-19 Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

A Crisis is a Terrible Time to Legislate

There are two kinds of emergency management legislation: those legislated after a crisis is over,…

Michael BryantMay 27, 2020

COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

No Mask, No Service? Not so Fast.

When the Premier of Ontario was asked last week on a teleconference whether merchants can…

Michael BryantMay 27, 2020

Privacy, Access to Information, and You: The COVID-19 Edition

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COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

CCLA Writes to NU: Mobility Rights and Travel to Nunavut

Regarding mobility rights, pursuant to section 6(2) of the Charter, individuals may take up residence…

CCLAMay 26, 2020

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