CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA intervening in major case on police background checks at Court of Appeal for Ontario The Court of Appeal for Ontario has granted leave to intervene to the CCLA in…Shakir RahimFebruary 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeopleSentencing CCLA Argues Against Discriminatory, Overly Punitive Criminal Code Provisions at the Supreme Court Many parts of our criminal law sweep too many people into punitive regimes, creating adverse…Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022
Arbitrary DetentionEDUCATIONEQUALITYGET INFORMEDGuidesIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial ProfilingRight to CounselRight to SilenceUnreasonable Search & SeizureYouth CCLA Launches Latest Tool to Combat Carding & Racial Profiling The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) today released their next salvo in the fight against…Noa Mendelsohn AvivDecember 13, 2021
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSIndigenous PeopleRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Manitoba Law Society “Good Character” Process Undermines Truth and Reconciliation, Diversity and Equality The Canadian Civil Liberties Association sent a brief to the Manitoba Law Society asking it…CCLAMarch 17, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA and Partners Notch New Legal Win in Thunder Bay Thunder Bay’s Medical Officer of Health has rescinded her February 8th Class Order targeting individuals…Abby DeshmanMarch 12, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Calls Out Thunder Bay’s Unconstitutional COVID-19 Order On February 8, 2021, Thunder Bay’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. DeMille, issued a Class…Abby DeshmanMarch 8, 2021
EQUALITYIndigenous People Métis Rights Matter We are independent Métis historians, authors, public speakers, and advocates for justice and equal rights…Guest AuthorNovember 15, 2020
EQUALITYIndigenous People CCLA on Mi’kmaq Fishers In brief, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association asserts that the Crown has breached its fiduciary…CCLAOctober 21, 2020
DisabilityEQUALITYIndigenous PeopleMAJOR CASES & REPORTSRace, Religion & EthnicitySafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA Wins Fight for Homeless Against City The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and coalition partners have won a lawsuit agains the City…CCLAOctober 15, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Inaccurate, Unreliable, Dysfunctional: A Glimpse Into Ontario’s Now-Defunct COVID Database for Police In the spring the Ontario government launched a database of COVID test results, with the…Abby DeshmanSeptember 30, 2020