CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling Leave to Appeal to SCC Granted MONTREAL – Aaden Pearson, Staff Lawyer at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association released the following…CCLAMay 2, 2025
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESVoting Rights CCLA Welcomes Elections Canada’s Decision to Investigate Polling Station Issues in Nunavik MONTREAL - Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the Canadian Civil…CCLAMay 1, 2025
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Rights Violations and Urges Withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 94 Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following…CCLAMay 1, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES Statement on Premier’s Ford Alarming Remarks on Judicial Independence TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program (CCLA), made the following statement: Premier…CCLAApril 30, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICENotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES Statement on Proposed Use of Notwithstanding Clause in Run-Up to Federal Election TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program (CCLA), made the following statement: The…CCLAApril 23, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA on The Advocates’ Society’s Recent Decision TORONTO - Read here CCLA's letter to The Advocates' Society on their decision to rescind…CCLAApril 4, 2025
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Reacts to Maplehurst TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAApril 4, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES Final Edition of the Prison Pandemic Papers Documenting the Impact of COVID-19 in Jails, Prisons and Penitentiaries Across Canada Launched TORONTO — Today, the final edition of the Prison Pandemic Papers was launched online, making available…CCLAMarch 26, 2025
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA on the Supreme Court of Canada’s Ruling in the Working Families Case: An Important Victory for Democracy It is profoundly regrettable that the Ontario government chose to use the notwithstanding clause to…CCLAMarch 7, 2025
Freedom of AssociationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA Opposes New Limits on Right to Strike MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAFebruary 21, 2025