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

Ad Hoc Tribunals During Public Emergencies

We can be justifiably smug in Canada about our internationally renowned independent judiciary, in contrast…

Michael BryantDecember 4, 2020

PODCAST Solitary Confinement

Justice Vs. Solitary Confinement: Torture in Canadian Prisons

Justice Vs. looks at how solitary confinement is used within the Canadian criminal justice system,…

CCLANovember 30, 2020

Police Transparency, Oversight & Accountability Refugees & Immigration

CBSA Oversight and Ebrahim Toure

We renew our calls for the establishment of an independent, civilian-led oversight commission with a…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivNovember 26, 2020

COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

BC Travel Restrictions Unconstitutional, No New Fines Needed

The Canadian and British Columbia Civil Liberties Associations are raising concerns about travel restrictions expected…

CCLANovember 20, 2020

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

COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse

On November 7, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, held an unusual press…

Abby DeshmanNovember 20, 2020

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Not Criminally Responsible Sex Offender Registries

A Victory for Justice and Equality: SCC Finds Ontario Law Discriminates Based on Mental Disability

In a strong decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that Ontario’s…

Cara ZwibelNovember 20, 2020

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

A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders

During the first wave of COVID, we were quite critical of a number of the…

Abby DeshmanNovember 19, 2020

COVID-19 EQUALITY Youth

COVID Shines a Light on Need for Reform of Ontario’s Child Protection System

The pandemic has amplified many of the problems with our child protection system. There have…

Cara ZwibelNovember 19, 2020

COVID-19 PRIVACY Privacy During COVID

Hybrid Classes Raise Privacy Risks

Our organization has received several calls from teachers in your Board expressing their feelings of…

Brenda McPhailNovember 18, 2020

CCPA (Bill C-11)PRIVACY Privacy Law Reform

Did We Get The Privacy Law We Need?

Canada has a new privacy legislation on the table, and it’s a buffet, but time…

Brenda McPhailNovember 17, 2020

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