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COVID-19

Promoting Health, Not Authoritarianism

Hundreds of epidemics have afflicted humankind. Few rivaled smallpox, which was easily spread and often…

Guest AuthorMay 1, 2020

Access to Information COVID-19 Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Regulation of Online Expression

Government Censorship and Pandemic “Mis”Information

Canada can flatten the curve without flattening free speech. Government censorship is hardly a public…

Cara ZwibelApril 28, 2020

COVID-19 Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Youth

Children and Parents Belong Together, Especially During a Pandemic

It has come to our attention that many Children’s Aid Societies have effectively cancelled all…

Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020

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

CCLA Defends Toronto’s Homeless Population

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

Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 24, 2020

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

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