CRIMINAL JUSTICEDevice SearchesPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & SeizureSearch & Seizure CCLA on R. v. Pike and Scott TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAAugust 12, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyPRESS RELEASES Tracking (In)Justice Project Launches Public Online Database of Over 2100 Deaths in Custody Across Canada Since the Year 2000 Database website: https://trackinginjustice.ca/ Press conference live at 11:00am ET: https://www.youtube.com/live/DBqPsqA7reE August 9, 2024, Ottawa, Canada:…CCLAAugust 9, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Effective Interpretation of Law Helping Substance Users Access Emergency Medical Care The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimAugust 2, 2024
Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral Consequences Supreme Court Affirms State Can Face Damages for Passing Legislation that Violates Charter On July 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Canada (Attorney…Shakir RahimAugust 1, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFreedom of the PressOpen Courts Supreme Court Affirms Importance of Open Court Principle in CBC v. Named Person On June 7, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released their decision in Canadian Broadcasting…Shakir RahimJuly 26, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA granted leave to intervene at Supreme Court of Canada to Ensure Fairness and Impartiality at Inmates’ Disciplinary Hearings TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAJuly 23, 2024
Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada TORONTO — Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Attorney General of Canada v.…CCLAJuly 19, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA Intervenes in D’Arthenay V Ontario Provincial Police TORONTO - The CCLA will appear before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Oshawa…CCLAJune 25, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Foreign Interference Bill: CCLA Warns the Senate Committee about Charter Issues that Must Be Addressed On June 10, 2024, Shakir Rahim, director of the Criminal Justice program at the Canadian…CCLAJune 10, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Civil Society Should be Granted Adequate Time to Meaningfully Engage in the Public Consultations Around the Foreign Interference Bill TORONTO — Yesterday, Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) Lawyers Anaïs Bussières McNicoll (Director of the Fundamental…CCLAJune 5, 2024