DisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status Constitutional Rights of Kingston Encampment Residents Must be Respected TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…Harini SivalangamSeptember 16, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court to Ensure Fairness in Sentencing for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions or Cognitive Disabilities The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimAugust 20, 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
DisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervenes in Jacob v Canada TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Criminal Justice Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAFebruary 23, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyDisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA and QPLC Jointly Participating in Baker Inquest TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Queen’s Prison Law Clinic are jointly participating…CCLAJanuary 29, 2024
DisabilityEQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA Pleased with Win for Access to Justice in Toussaint v Canada CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in a…Cara ZwibelAugust 18, 2022
DisabilityEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA Welcomes Decision Promoting Access to Justice CCLA is pleased that the Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the test for public…Cara ZwibelJune 23, 2022
COVID-19DisabilityFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSVaccine Passports CCLA to Minister: Choosing not to be vaccinated should not disentitle you from employment insurance CCLA has written to Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, urging…Cara ZwibelNovember 2, 2021
DefamationDisabilityEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Offensive Comedy ≠ Discrimination The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Ward v. Commission des droits…Cara ZwibelOctober 29, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingNot Criminally ResponsibleSex 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