EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA files arguments in Fair Change Community Legal Clinic v Ontario TORONTO — The CCLA has filed its written arguments in court in Fair Change Community Legal Clinic v Ontario. This case…CCLADecember 7, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Commends Senate for Passing Bill C-48 Amendments, Urges House of Commons Support TORONTO — Following the Senate’s passage of Bill C-48 on bail reform, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal…CCLANovember 29, 2023
Democratic RightsEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Freedom of Expression, the Right to Protest, and Academic Freedom in a Time of Crisis The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) recognizes that in times of crisis, it is all…CCLANovember 11, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA intervenes in Wright v Yukon CCLA has filed arguments in Wright v Yukon, a case that challenges the constitutionality of the…CCLANovember 9, 2023
Artificial IntelligenceBill C-27Face SurveillancePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYPrivacy Law ReformSurveillance & Technology Government Legislation on FRT is ‘Dangerous’ Say Civil Society Groups and Scholars Toronto, ON — The Right2YourFace Coalition, a group made up of prominent civil society groups…CCLANovember 1, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervenes in Kingston Encampment Evictions TORONTO — Pro bono counsel representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will appear today before…CCLAOctober 31, 2023
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Reaction to Bill 137 TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAOctober 20, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Proposed Amendment to Bill C-48 Adopted by Senate Committee TORONTO — Following the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs’ adoption of amendments to Bill…CCLAOctober 18, 2023
The Guardian: Canada province uses constitutional override to advance pronoun legislation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/16/canada-school-saskatchewan-gender-pronoun-minor-law
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Protecting Judicial Independence – CCLA Intervention in R. v. Edwards et al. at Supreme Court of Canada The CCLA will appear as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada in R.…CCLAOctober 12, 2023