EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Policy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Welcomes Commitment to Reverse Harmful Changes to Policy 713 in New Brunswick TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 25, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Unanimous Court of Appeal Judgment Upholds Landmark Racial Profiling Decision in Quebec MONTREAL — Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released a landmark judgment upholding a major civil…CCLAOctober 24, 2024
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Urges Big City Mayors To Vote Against Resolution That Overrides Rights Of Vulnerable People In Ontario TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling on Ontario’s Big City Mayors to…CCLAOctober 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA to Appear Before Supreme Court Today in I.M. v. R on Youth Criminal Justice The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada today as an intervenor in I.M.…CCLAOctober 15, 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
EQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESPresumption of Innocence CCLA on John Howard Society of Saskatchewan vs the Government of Saskatchewan TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 8, 2024
PRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Reacts to City of Kingston Closure of Belle Park Encampment TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 1, 2024
PRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Reacts to Premier of Ontario’s Comments on Unhoused People TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLASeptember 26, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Argues That Notwithstanding Clause Should Not Limit Democratic Accountability and Protection of Marginalized Groups TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLASeptember 23, 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