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Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Rights groups challenging solitary confinement in court release joint statement on Bill C-83

Today the three organizations fighting the federal government in BC and Ontario courts on solitary…

CCLAOctober 16, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Decriminalization

10 things that will still be a crime after cannabis is legalized

The cannabis industry is being legalized – but there are still plenty of laws that…

CCLAOctober 16, 2018

PRIVACY Privacy Law Reform

It’s time to modernize the laws that protect our privacy rights

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

Brenda McPhailSeptember 28, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Right to Reasonable Bail

Bill C-75: Right Goals, Wrong Tools

Over the next few weeks, witnesses will gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to share…

CCLASeptember 25, 2018

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASES

UPDATE: CCLA and ETFO Sex-Ed Legal Challenges to be Heard Together

The Divisional Court determined the other week that the applications of the Canadian Civil Liberties…

CCLASeptember 24, 2018

MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Mass Surveillance National Security PRESS RELEASES PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

CCLA, INCLO and Others Welcome Historic Win Against Mass Surveillance in UK

In a landmark win for seven INCLO members, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)…

Brenda McPhailSeptember 14, 2018

Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

Contact Your MPP to Stop the Misuse of the Notwithstanding Clause

Urge your MPP to vote against the Ontario government’s proposed usage of the notwithstanding clause.

CCLASeptember 12, 2018

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+

CCLA Takes Legal Action to Fight the Rollback of a Modern, Inclusive 2015 Sex-Education Curriculum

Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a courageous family have started the legal fight…

CCLAAugust 23, 2018

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+

Taking the Fight for Inclusive Sex-Education in Ontario to the Steps of Queen’s Park

n Tuesday, Aug. 14, thousands of Ontario teachers and activists gathered at Queen’s Park in Toronto…

CCLAAugust 14, 2018

Face Surveillance Mass Surveillance PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

A Quick Win For Privacy Rights: CCLA vs. Cadillac Fairview

Cadillac Fairview, the company that owns numerous popular malls, said it will pause the use…

CCLAAugust 7, 2018

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