EDUCATIONLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASES European Court of Human Rights Rules That Termination of Trans Parent’s Foster Care Agreement Violates Family Rights in Russian Case TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the following statement:…CCLAJuly 15, 2024
DisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Argues Before the Ontario Court of Appeal to Protect the Rights of Workers With Disabilities TORONTO - Pro bono lawyers representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will be appearing…CCLAJune 17, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA Urges Senators to Support Passage of Bill S-235 CCLA strongly encourage the Honourable Senators to support the passage of Bill S-235 at third…Harini SivalangamJune 11, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencingYouth CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court of Canada to Protect Rights of Youth in the Criminal Justice System The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimMay 28, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Policy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth Update: New Brunswick Policy 713 Challenge Continues TORONTO — Pro bono lawyers representing CCLA are in court today challenging the Government of New Brunswick’s…CCLAMay 14, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Reacts to Quebec Education Ministers latest Directive on Gender Neutral Washrooms Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the…CCLAMay 7, 2024
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASES Leave to Appeal Filed at the Supreme Court of Canada on Bill 21 Case OTTAWA — The National Council for Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and…CCLAApril 30, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Calls on the Ontario Speaker to Lift His Ban on Keffiyehs TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAApril 25, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Deeply Concerned Over City of Kingston Encampment Evictions TORONTO — CCLA is deeply concerned over the City of Kingston’s attempts to enforce a…CCLAApril 5, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status Ontario Court Finds Provisions of Safe Streets Act Unconstitutional TORONTO — The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has found that the Safe Streets Act violates the Charter freedoms of unhoused people…CCLAApril 2, 2024