Face SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Deputation on Facial Recognition System What’s the problem with facial recognition technology as a police surveillance and investigation tool? It’s…Michael BryantMay 30, 2019
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Manitoba Homicide Stats Generating More Heat Than Light Now what? It’s darkest before the dawn, to be sure, but what does Winnipeg or…Michael BryantMay 8, 2019
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City Open Letter from CCLA: Calling for a Reset on Waterfront Toronto Dear Prime Minister, Premier and Mayor, We are writing to you about the Smart City initiative for the Toronto Eastern…Michael BryantMarch 5, 2019
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDemocratic RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA to Ottawa: Call an SCC Reference Of the many tools at the disposal of a government in times of profound uncertainty,…Michael BryantFebruary 23, 2019
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Shaving the Constitutional Tiger: Attorney General 101 As the SNC-Lavalin prosecution controversy unfolds, Canadians are digging into a part of our constitution…Michael BryantFebruary 8, 2019
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTS The PMO has Discovered the Presumption of Innocence SNC-Gate might be the way the Kremlin works, wherein Putin officials manipulate the justice system…Michael BryantFebruary 7, 2019
Community SupervisionConstitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing CCLA at the Supreme Court: Does a Charter violation require a remedy? Mr. Bird doing too much bird is the issue before the Supreme Court of Canada…Michael BryantFebruary 6, 2019
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksEQUALITYSentencingSocio-Economic Status WHAMMY! Supreme Court of Canada Strikes Down Canada’s Ugliest Populist Criminal Law It’s not everyday that civil libertarians hit a home run in the Supreme Court of…Michael BryantDecember 14, 2018
PRIVACYSearch & Seizure CCLA urges Nova Scotia to withdraw charges against teen: downloading publicly available data is no crime The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Michael BryantApril 23, 2018
Right to ProtestSurveillance & Privacy Yorku Protesters: You Have The Power. We Have Your Back (Survey) I am writing to you about disturbing reports regarding the reported activities of security personnel…Michael BryantMarch 27, 2018