CRIMINAL JUSTICENational SecurityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration Long Overdue Review and Complaints Body for Canadian Border Services and Mounties Welcomed by Rights Advocates OTTAWA – Civil society groups are welcoming the adoption of Bill C-20 and the long-overdue…CCLANovember 12, 2024
EQUALITYNB Abortion RightsWomen CCLA Welcomes Amendments to Regulations That Remove Legal Barriers to Abortion Care Access Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the…CCLANovember 7, 2024
EQUALITYNB Abortion RightsWomen Read Our Letter to the New Premier of New Brunswick In our recent letter to the new Premier of New Brunswick, we address a crucial…CCLANovember 5, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Policy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Strongly Condemns Alberta Legislation That Erodes Freedoms of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth and Their Families TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLANovember 1, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPresumption of InnocenceRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Condemns Government of Ontario’s Proposal to Imprison the Innocent TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, made the following statement: Ontario's proposal…CCLAOctober 28, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Policy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Welcomes Commitment to Reverse Harmful Changes to Policy 713 in New Brunswick TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 25, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Unanimous Court of Appeal Judgment Upholds Landmark Racial Profiling Decision in Quebec MONTREAL — Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released a landmark judgment upholding a major civil…CCLAOctober 24, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFreedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to ProtestSentencing CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On June 10, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, and Shakir…CCLAOctober 22, 2024
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to ONCA’S Decision in Mathur TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 18, 2024
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Urges Big City Mayors To Vote Against Resolution That Overrides Rights Of Vulnerable People In Ontario TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling on Ontario’s Big City Mayors to…CCLAOctober 15, 2024