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BC Court of Appeal Strikes Down Another Mandatory Minimum Sentence

Just two months after declaring the mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography unconstitutional…

Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2019

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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

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Right to Reasonable Bail

‘This Time We Really Mean It’ Won’t Cut It for Bail Reform

Fixing the broken law of bail cannot happen without some belated action by legislators meeting…

Abby DeshmanOctober 29, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Right to Reasonable Bail

Bill C-75: Right Goals, Wrong Tools

Over the next few weeks, witnesses will gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to share…

CCLASeptember 25, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing

R v Wong: Guilty Pleas Must Be Voluntary, Unequivocal, and Informed

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision in R v Wong holding that an accused…

CCLAMay 25, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Cruel & Unusual Punishment Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing

Toronto Star Op-Ed Omar Khadr

The following is a re-print of an op-ed from the Toronto Star by Adriel Weaver…

CCLAJuly 6, 2017

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing

Drug Recognition Expert’s Opinions Shouldn’t Be Taken As Incontrovertible Evidence

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…

CCLAFebruary 23, 2017

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