COVID-19EQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTSSafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status Superior Court Rules that the City of Toronto failed to protect the homeless. The Ontario Superior Court ruled that the City of Toronto failed to comply with a…Noa Mendelsohn AvivOctober 15, 2020
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+MAJOR CASES & REPORTSNB Abortion RightsWomen CCLA Will Sue New Brunswick Over Abortion Restrictions The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has begun the process of taking New Brunswick to court…CCLAOctober 15, 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-19EQUALITYSocio-Economic Status The City of Toronto Breached the Agreement to Protect Those Experiencing Homelessness The City of Toronto breached the agreement to protect those experiencing homelessness, and we are…CCLASeptember 30, 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
COVID-19EQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESSafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status City breached agreement to protect homeless The City of Toronto is putting the lives of those experiencing homelessness as well as…CCLASeptember 29, 2020
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+MAJOR CASES & REPORTSNB Abortion RightsRight to ProtestWomen CCLA Statement of Support for Abortion Rights & LGBTQ+ Healthcare Now Protest The role of the government is to protect the health of its citizens. It is…Noa Mendelsohn AvivAugust 27, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Ontario Government Revokes Emergency Order The Ontario government has ended police access to a COVID-19 database after CCLA and partners…Abby DeshmanAugust 17, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA & Partners Launch Action to Stop Ontario Government’s Disclosure of COVID Status to Police The CCLA has joined with Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS), the Black Legal Action Centre, and…CCLAJuly 16, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionRace, Religion & Ethnicity Coalition Calls on Government to Release COVID Information on Ontario Jails The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020