CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Appearing Today Before Supreme Court in AGQ v. Senneville to Prevent Cruel and Unusual Punishment CCLA is intervening in the Ontario v. Animal Justice case to argue that no place,…Shakir RahimJanuary 20, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Ensure Substance Users Can Access Emergency Medical Care TORONTO - Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAJanuary 14, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Intervening at SCC to Protect People’s Privacy Rights from Police Overreach The “implied licence to knock” doctrine enables police to approach a private property to communicate…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 19, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPresumption of Innocence CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Protection for Solicitor-Client Privilege The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene in R. v. Fox before the Supreme…Shakir RahimDecember 13, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Transparency, Oversight & Accountability CCLA Urges Montreal to End Street Checks CCLA wrote to the City of Montreal to urge them to end street checks in…CCLADecember 13, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA Ready to Defend Landmark Racial Profiling Decision MONTREAL — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLADecember 5, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has sent a letter to Brampton’s Mayor and City Councillors…CCLADecember 3, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingProsecutorial Misconduct CCLA Intervening in Pivotal Case on Miscarriages of Justice before Supreme Court of Canada The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in Bouvette v. R. on…Shakir RahimNovember 13, 2024
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
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