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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

COVID-19 Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

The Albertan Government Covers its Tracks and Grabs Power in Bill 10

The Albertan government has capitalised on the confusion of the coronavirus crisis to cover up past mistakes and to grant…

CCLAApril 14, 2020

COVID-19 Freedom of Association FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

CCLA to Nunavut: Concerns Restricting Gatherings

We have grave concerns that the order is unconstitutional. While we appreciate that public health…

Michael BryantApril 8, 2020

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

Pandemic Policing Has Taken a Punitive Turn in Ottawa

Being a mature democratic country with a constitutional bill of rights means that instant, mass…

Abby DeshmanApril 7, 2020

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

CCLA to Ottawa: Stop Overpolicing During a Pandemic

Firstly, we are receiving a large number of reports from the public that your police…

Michael BryantApril 6, 2020

Arbitrary Detention COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Race, Religion & Ethnicity

CCLA to Attorney General: Concerns About Carding Under Emergency Order

As you know concerns about carding, racial and social profiling led to a serious crisis…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 3, 2020

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