CRIMINAL JUSTICENational SecurityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration Long Overdue Review and Complaints Body for Canadian Border Services and Mounties Welcomed by Rights Advocates OTTAWA – Civil society groups are welcoming the adoption of Bill C-20 and the long-overdue…CCLANovember 12, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration CCLA Testifies On Bill C-20 Before Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On October 7, 2024, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, and Harini Sivalingam,…CCLAOctober 10, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA Appears Before the Federal Court in Challenge to Refugee Cessation Provisions TORONTO —Pro bono lawyers representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association will appear this week before…Harini SivalangamSeptember 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
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA Reacts to SCC Decision on Safe Third Country Agreement TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Lawyer and Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAJune 16, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA and civil society concerned about flawed RCMP and CBSA oversight legislation While Bill C-20 is a crucial measure to ensure greater accountability of the Canada Border…CCLAJune 13, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA at Supreme Court in Safe Third Countries Agreement Case OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is hearing arguments today on the constitutionality of…CCLAOctober 6, 2022
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA at Supreme Court over Safe Third Country Agreement Today, the CCLA is intervening in a case before the Supreme Court of Canada concerning…CCLAOctober 6, 2022
EQUALITYRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen CCLA and LEAF Urge Repeal of Discriminatory Newmarket By-Law CCLA and the Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) sent a letter to Newmarket’s…Cara ZwibelSeptember 1, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDNA ForensicsEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial ProfilingRefugees & ImmigrationSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Human Rights Tribunal Finds Police DNA Sweep was Discriminatory Earlier this week the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Ontario Provincial Police (“OPP”)…Abby DeshmanAugust 23, 2022