FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Slams Ontario’s Power Grab in Bill 5 MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…CCLAMay 6, 2025
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA and 35 Civil Society Organizations Decry Provincial Inaction in Addressing Recommendations From Inquest Into Death of Soleiman Faqiri TORONTO — Soleiman Faqiri was a man with significant mental health conditions killed in provincial custody…CCLAMay 5, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & Ethnicity Choisir l’inclusion et non l’assimilation: Lettre ouverte sur les projets de loi 84 et 94 du Québec Choisir l’inclusion et non l’assimilation Anaïs Bussières McNicoll et Harini Sivalingam 5 mai 2025 La…CCLAMay 5, 2025
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 Ford’s 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