CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeoplePRESS RELEASESSentencing CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in R.…CCLADecember 11, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsPRESS RELEASES CCLA Strongly Opposes Bill C-16 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of…CCLADecember 9, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPresumption of InnocenceRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Statement on Ontario Cash Bail Proposal Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, said, “The Ontario Government’s proposal to require…CCLANovember 24, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail Statement on Bill C-14 TORONTO - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes the bail and sentencing restrictions contained…CCLAOctober 23, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail Statement on Bail and Sentencing Changes TORONTO - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes the bail and sentencing changes announced…CCLAOctober 16, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Appears before House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bail System On October 2, 2025, Shakir Rahim Director of the Criminal Justice Program, testified before the…Shakir RahimOctober 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 RahimOctober 8, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencingYouth Supreme Court releases judgment in I.M. on youth criminal sentencing On July 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in R. v.…Shakir RahimJuly 21, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA on Supreme Court Decision in Bouvette Concerning Remedies for Miscarriages of Justice Miscarriages of justice represent some of the gravest failures of the criminal justice system. For…CCLAJune 12, 2025
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 RahimMay 21, 2025