The Latest - CCLA

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Being in a wheelchair is no reason for being held in solitary

Gregory Allen was placed in solitary confinement because he is in a wheelchair. He was held in…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivFebruary 7, 2019

Community Supervision Constitutional Remedies CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Sentencing

CCLA at the Supreme Court: Does a Charter violation require a remedy?

Mr. Bird doing too much bird is the issue before the Supreme Court of Canada…

Michael BryantFebruary 6, 2019

Mass Surveillance PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

Mass surveillance challenge proceeds to Europe’s highest human rights court

CCLA and 9 partner organisations have made another step forward in our attempt to stop…

Brenda McPhailFebruary 5, 2019

Criminal Prohibitions on Speech Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

Dialing 911 On Hate Speech Against Women

Equality rights need teeth. Criminalizing expression violates freedom of speech. Both ideals are true and…

Cara ZwibelJanuary 29, 2019

PRIVACY Regulation of Online Expression Surveillance & Technology

Governing by Mercenary

As with the U.S. over-reliance upon private contractors to wage wars, in Canada, we too…

CCLAJanuary 29, 2019

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

We’re not done talking about privacy in the smart city

Since Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto announced their agreement to develop a plan for a…

Brenda McPhailJanuary 24, 2019

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Women

Battles begin over the repeal of Ontario’s 2015 sex-ed curriculum

In July of 2018, Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced that schools would revert to teaching the 1998…

Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Sentencing

BC Court of Appeal Strikes Down Another Mandatory Minimum Sentence

Just two months after declaring the mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography unconstitutional…

Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2019

Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Voting Rights

A Victory For Democratic Rights At The Supreme Court

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada has released its long awaited decision in Frank v Canada, striking provisions…

CCLAJanuary 11, 2019

PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

Presto Change-O Privacy Disappears!

December 31 is the end of an era for Torontonians. It’s the last day, ever,…

Brenda McPhailJanuary 2, 2019

LIVE UPDATES

CCLA is always working to protect your civil liberties.