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Police Transparency, Oversight & Accountability Refugees & 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-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police 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 JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Not Criminally Responsible Sex 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

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders

During the first wave of COVID, we were quite critical of a number of the…

Abby DeshmanNovember 19, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Unreasonable 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-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Detasking Police Police 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-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Indigenous People Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Race, Religion & Ethnicity Unreasonable 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

Montreal makes history to promote transparency and protect privacy.

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Face Surveillance Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability PRIVACY Surveillance & Privacy Surveillance & Technology Unreasonable 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 Surveillance Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability PRIVACY Surveillance & Privacy Surveillance & Technology Unreasonable 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

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