CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES Ontario Superior Court Affirms Exceptional Test to Hide Officer Names in Police Accountability Lawsuits TORONTO — The Ontario Superior Court has rejected an exceptional request by the Peel Regional…CCLAApril 29, 2024
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Granted Leave to Challenge Arbitrary Travel Restrictions Before the SCC Arbitrary travel restrictions infringe on the mobility rights of Canadians. CCLA’s challenge of Newfoundland government’s…CCLAApril 26, 2024
Artificial IntelligenceFace SurveillancePRIVACYPrivacy Law ReformSurveillance & Technology CCLA Joins Call from Civil Society to Withdraw AIDA from Bill C-27 AIDA is a disaster for privacy and human rights. The Parliamentary process is a disaster…CCLAApril 25, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Calls on the Ontario Speaker to Lift His Ban on Keffiyehs TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAApril 25, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA Calls on Toronto Police Services Board to Act on Chief Demkiw’s Statement on Zameer Verdict TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice for The Canadian Civil Liberties Association made…CCLAApril 25, 2024
Freedom of AssociationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Freedom of Association: SCC Confirms that the Same Test Applies to Positive and Negative Rights Claims On April 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in the Société…CCLAApril 23, 2024
Freedom of AssociationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA to Defend Democratic Rights Before the Supreme Court of Canada in Working Families Case The Supreme Court of Canada just granted CCLA leave to intervene in the Attorney general…CCLAApril 17, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDevice SearchesPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYPrivacy Law ReformReasonable Expectations of Privacy CCLA Intervening before Ontario Court of Appeal to Oppose Standardless Limitless Searches of Personal Electronic Devices at Border The Canadian Civil Liberties Association will appear this week before the Court of Appeal for…CCLAApril 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Intervening Before Ontario Superior Court to Oppose Keeping Officer Names Secret in Police Accountability Cases TORONTO — The CCLA will appear today before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice as an…CCLAApril 9, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Deeply Concerned Over City of Kingston Encampment Evictions TORONTO — CCLA is deeply concerned over the City of Kingston’s attempts to enforce a…CCLAApril 5, 2024