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Below is a list of all our latest updates, issues, briefs and activities.

Be sure to check back often, to stay up to date with the latest news about your civil liberties.

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

Young Voices, Youth Activism, and Social Change

In these days of heavy-handed rhetoric from our leaders and political infighting, it is easy…

Cara ZwibelApril 11, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Not Criminally Responsible

Sex Offender Registries That Discriminate Against Those With Mental Illness Offend Charter Equality Guarantee

Ontario’s highest court handed advocates a significant victory today, finding that the sex offender registration…

Cara ZwibelApril 4, 2019

Activists Protesting Peacefully in the street

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Right to Protest

Student Walkouts: You’ve Got The Power, We’ve Got Your Back.

We are writing about the student walkout planned for Thursday, April 4, 2019, at public…

Cara ZwibelApril 3, 2019

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

CCLA at the Supreme Court: A Momentous Bail Decision for Automatic Reviews of Detention

In R. v. Myers, the Supreme Court was tasked with interpreting a somewhat obscure Criminal…

Guest AuthorMarch 29, 2019

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

End to Solitary Confinement as We Know It

In an extraordinary decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered an end to prolonged…

CCLAMarch 28, 2019

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Right to Protest

CCLA at The Supreme Court: When Can The Police Arrest You to ‘Protect’ You?

How far can police officers go when initiating a “protective” arrest? Can innocent protestors be…

Guest AuthorMarch 21, 2019

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+

Sex Ed Legal Challenge Continues

Today, CCLA formally filed its appeal of the recent Divisional Court decision that upheld the…

Cara ZwibelMarch 18, 2019

EDUCATION

Making Youth Voices Matter

Hi! My name is Rayne Fisher-Quann and I’m the founder and executive director of March…

Guest AuthorMarch 8, 2019

MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRIVACY Smart Cities Surveillance & Technology Toronto's Smart City

Open Letter from CCLA: Calling for a Reset on Waterfront Toronto

Dear Prime Minister, Premier and Mayor, We are writing to you about the Smart City initiative for the Toronto Eastern…

Michael BryantMarch 5, 2019

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Women

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Sex Ed Saga

It was a bad day for equality but a good day for teachers, when Ontario’s…

Cara ZwibelFebruary 28, 2019

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