CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPresumption of InnocenceRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Condemns Government of Ontario’s Proposal to Imprison the Innocent TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, made the following statement: Ontario's proposal…CCLAOctober 28, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Unanimous Court of Appeal Judgment Upholds Landmark Racial Profiling Decision in Quebec MONTREAL — Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released a landmark judgment upholding a major civil…CCLAOctober 24, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFreedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to ProtestSentencing CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On June 10, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, and Shakir…CCLAOctober 22, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA to Appear Before Supreme Court Today in I.M. v. R on Youth Criminal Justice The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada today as an intervenor in I.M.…CCLAOctober 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration CCLA Testifies On Bill C-20 Before Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On October 7, 2024, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, and Harini Sivalingam,…CCLAOctober 10, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court in AGQ v. Senneville to Protect People from Cruel and Unusual Punishment The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…CCLAOctober 10, 2024
EQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESPresumption of Innocence CCLA on John Howard Society of Saskatchewan vs the Government of Saskatchewan TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 8, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Applauds Court Ruling Enhancing Police Accountability in D’Arthenay v. Ontario Provincial Police The Ontario Divisional Court released its decision in D’Arthenay v. Ontario. The CCLA was an…CCLASeptember 11, 2024
Arbitrary DetentionCriminal Prohibitions on SpeechDeescalation & Use of ForceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRight to Protest CCLA Files its Submission to the Toronto Police Service Board on the Upcoming Policy on Police Action in Respect of Protests The Board policy must acknowledge that the Toronto Police Service, as all state actors, has…Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 4, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimAugust 20, 2024