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CCLA to Ontario: Clarify How People Can Fight Fines

Two days ago we wrote to the Ontario government about the fact that people are…

Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020

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

CCLA and Partners Question Government on Decision to Share COVID-19 Test Results with Police

Last week police services across Ontario quietly got access to a new database – a…

Abby DeshmanApril 23, 2020

Conditions of Confinement COVID-19 COVID-19 & Prisons CRIMINAL JUSTICE Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Letter to Correctional Service of Canada

We express our deep concern regarding the health and well-being of the inmates and staff…

Abby DeshmanApril 22, 2020

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

Too Many COVID Charges, Too Many Tickets, Too Many Fines.

Too many COVID charges, too many tickets, too many fines. It’s a public health crisis,…

Michael BryantApril 21, 2020

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

Pandemic Policing Has Taken a Punitive Turn in Ottawa

Being a mature democratic country with a constitutional bill of rights means that instant, mass…

Abby DeshmanApril 7, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Police Transparency, Oversight & Accountability

CCLA to Ottawa: Stop Overpolicing During a Pandemic

Firstly, we are receiving a large number of reports from the public that your police…

Michael BryantApril 6, 2020

Arbitrary Detention COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Race, Religion & Ethnicity

CCLA to Attorney General: Concerns About Carding Under Emergency Order

As you know concerns about carding, racial and social profiling led to a serious crisis…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 3, 2020

Conditions of Confinement COVID-19 & Prisons CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Drastic Action Needed; Protect Incarcerated, Correctional Workers & Broader Communities

A Letter from CCLA to All Provinces and Territories: New Brunswick

Michael BryantApril 2, 2020

Conditions of Confinement COVID-19 COVID-19 & Prisons CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

CCLA to Provinces & Territories: Drastic Action Needed Now

CCLA to Provinces and Territories: CCLA has written to government ministers across the country to…

CCLAApril 2, 2020

COVID-19 & Law Enforcement Disability EQUALITY Indigenous People Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Race, Religion & Ethnicity Socio-Economic Status

Carding in a Pandemic

While we certainly understand the enormity of the pandemic, and of the province’s task in…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 2, 2020

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