COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Guess Who’s Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner, Quebec? The Quebec government has put the police on the frontlines of the pandemic and placed…Abby DeshmanOctober 12, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PolicePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Quebec Doubles Down on Its Punitive Approach to COVID Quebec’s new COVID restrictions are simultaneously strict and bewildering. Millions of Quebeckers in the ‘red…Abby DeshmanOctober 5, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Inaccurate, Unreliable, Dysfunctional: A Glimpse Into Ontario’s Now-Defunct COVID Database for Police In the spring the Ontario government launched a database of COVID test results, with the…Abby DeshmanSeptember 30, 2020
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Face SurveillancePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSurveillance & PrivacySurveillance & TechnologyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Montreal Surveillance Tech Moratorium Presser CCLA urges Montréal City council to protect their constituents from identity and personal data theft.Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2020
Face SurveillancePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSurveillance & PrivacySurveillance & TechnologyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Montreal Councillor Rotrand’s Initiative to Mandate Accountability & Transparency We support Councillor Rotrand's initiative to mandate public accountability and transparency for surveillance technologies purchased,…Brenda McPhailSeptember 17, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Ontario Government Revokes Emergency Order The Ontario government has ended police access to a COVID-19 database after CCLA and partners…Abby DeshmanAugust 17, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA & Partners Launch Action to Stop Ontario Government’s Disclosure of COVID Status to Police The CCLA has joined with Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS), the Black Legal Action Centre, and…CCLAJuly 16, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCruel & Unusual PunishmentPRESS RELEASESStrip Searches Class Action Launched re Illegal Strip Searches A major class action is being launched today on behalf of Canadians illegally strip searched…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020