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
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 RahimMay 20, 2025
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingHabeas CorpusPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement CCLA Intervening before Supreme Court to Protect Habeas Corpus The CCLA will appear as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada in AGC…Shakir RahimApril 17, 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 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