CRIMINAL JUSTICE Ontario Government’s Loss in the Court of Appeal is a Victory for Accountability An Ontario Court of Appeal decision has handed a victory to advocates of the rule…CCLAApril 1, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCOVID-19 & PrisonsEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Canadian Rights During COVID-19: Interim Report on COVID’s Second Wave Who cares about laws and rights during a pandemic? We do at CCLA because the…CCLAMarch 30, 2021
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COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEDemocratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES Premier Legault—It’s Time To Drop The Curfew The CCLA is speaking out against Premier Legault’s unjust Quebec curfew.CCLAMarch 23, 2021
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSIndigenous PeopleRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Manitoba Law Society “Good Character” Process Undermines Truth and Reconciliation, Diversity and Equality The Canadian Civil Liberties Association sent a brief to the Manitoba Law Society asking it…CCLAMarch 17, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSVoting Rights CCLA Before Supreme Court on Free Expression and Democracy On Tuesday, March 16, lawyers for the CCLA will be appearing before the Supreme Court…CCLAMarch 15, 2021
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Ongoing Issues Associated with Travel Restrictions In a letter dated March 10 we sent another letter to the federal government with…CCLAMarch 11, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & Ethnicity Race and Criminal Injustice Report: Q and A by CCLA Special Advisor, Anti-Black Racism, Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah CCLA Special Advisor on Anti-Black Racism, Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, recently sat down for a Q+A…CCLAMarch 10, 2021
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA to NB Speaker: Don’t Interfere with Protests on Legislative Grounds Following concerning reports about the treatment of protesters during a demonstration at Parliament Square in…CCLAMarch 2, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICENational SecurityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Open Letter to Federal Leaders: Do not Expand Anti-Terrorism Laws in Name of Anti-Racism The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAFebruary 22, 2021