COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA on Ontario’s Stay-at-Home Order “As the Ontario Government announced a 28-day stay-at-home order, what concerns us the most is…CCLAJanuary 14, 2021
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Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Sounds Alarm as COVID in Prisons Reaches Unprecedented Levels Preliminary findings released today by the Prison Pandemic Partnership, which includes the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, reveal…CCLAJanuary 12, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PoliceEQUALITYRace, Religion & EthnicitySocio-Economic StatusWomenYouth CCLA Partners on Report Urging Toronto to Detask Police A new report released this morning is urging the City of Toronto to shift resources…CCLAJanuary 4, 2021
Fair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPODCAST Justice Vs. Bail: Canada’s Broken Criminal Justice System We talk to Dr. Jane Sprott and James Fauvelle. Dr. Sprott is a professor in…CCLADecember 30, 2020
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Ad Hoc Tribunals During Public Emergencies We can be justifiably smug in Canada about our internationally renowned independent judiciary, in contrast…Michael BryantDecember 4, 2020
PODCASTSolitary Confinement Justice Vs. Solitary Confinement: Torture in Canadian Prisons Justice Vs. looks at how solitary confinement is used within the Canadian criminal justice system,…CCLANovember 30, 2020
Police Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration CBSA Oversight and Ebrahim Toure We renew our calls for the establishment of an independent, civilian-led oversight commission with a…Noa Mendelsohn AvivNovember 26, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse On November 7, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, held an unusual press…Abby DeshmanNovember 20, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingNot Criminally ResponsibleSex Offender Registries A Victory for Justice and Equality: SCC Finds Ontario Law Discriminates Based on Mental Disability In a strong decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that Ontario’s…Cara ZwibelNovember 20, 2020