CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingNot Criminally ResponsibleSex 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-19EQUALITYYouth 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-19EDUCATIONFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility CCLA to NB: Do not Deny Students Access to Their Schools Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) to object to the government’s unlawful treatment of students from…Cara ZwibelNovember 10, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Seeking Information About the Province’s Self-Isolation Order for Persons Entering Manitoba The province of Manitoba currently has a self-isolation requirement for individuals entering the province from…Cara ZwibelOctober 30, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Why Mobility Rights Continue to Matter Why we’re appealing the decision of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court of a few…Cara ZwibelOctober 28, 2020
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSOpen CourtsRefugees & Immigration The Open Court Principle and the Importance of Public Access to IRB Hearings We write on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) to express concern regarding…Cara ZwibelOctober 27, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS How Long Can We Live in a State of Emergency? Some provinces and territories took longer than others to declare a legal emergency, begging the…Cara ZwibelJune 19, 2020
Access to InformationCOVID-19Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRegulation of Online Expression Government Censorship and Pandemic “Mis”Information Canada can flatten the curve without flattening free speech. Government censorship is hardly a public…Cara ZwibelApril 28, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSYouth Children and Parents Belong Together, Especially During a Pandemic It has come to our attention that many Children’s Aid Societies have effectively cancelled all…Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA to Ontario: Clarify How People Can Fight Fines Two days ago we wrote to the Ontario government about the fact that people are…Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020