CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Legal Distinction Between Aiding Suicide and Murder Upheld The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimApril 9, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA intervening before Supreme Court in McKee to protect fair trial rights The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimApril 2, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPresumption of InnocencePrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court of Canada Decision upholding prisoners’ rights The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada decision in John Howard Society…Harini SivalangamMarch 18, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Appearing Today Before Supreme Court in AGQ v. Senneville to Prevent Cruel and Unusual Punishment The CCLA is appearing today before the Supreme Court of Canada in AGQ v. Senneville,…Shakir RahimJanuary 20, 2025
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 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 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
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court in AGQ v. Senneville to Protect People from Cruel and Unusual Punishment The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…CCLAOctober 10, 2024