Police Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA to Appear Before the Supreme Court in Police Search and Seizure Case The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in the upcoming…CCLAJune 11, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDecriminalizationEQUALITYInformation SharingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYUnreasonable Search & SeizureWomen CCLA’s Submissions on Bill 251 On May 13, 2021, the CCLA provided written submissions on Ontario’s Bill 251, the Combating…Abby DeshmanMay 20, 2021
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PolicePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityUncategorized CCLA and PPMP Release New Report Examining Covid-19 Policing in the Second Wave Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Policing the Pandemic Mapping Project released a new report…Abby DeshmanMay 11, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCOVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Update on CCLA’s Challenge to Ontario’s New Regulation "We will take yes for an answer and put this legal challenge on pause, with…Michael BryantApril 17, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCOVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA to Challenge Ontario’s “Black Friday” Regulation “We have today retained counsel and are preparing to go to court in the coming…Michael BryantApril 17, 2021
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEDemocratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES Premier Legault—It’s Time To Drop The Curfew The CCLA is speaking out against Premier Legault’s unjust Quebec curfew.CCLAMarch 23, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & Ethnicity Race and Criminal Injustice Report: Q and A by CCLA Special Advisor, Anti-Black Racism, Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah CCLA Special Advisor on Anti-Black Racism, Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, recently sat down for a Q+A…CCLAMarch 10, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICENational SecurityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Open Letter to Federal Leaders: Do not Expand Anti-Terrorism Laws in Name of Anti-Racism The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAFebruary 22, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Better Safe Than Sorry is the Motto of a Police State The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Cara ZwibelFebruary 19, 2021
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