Democratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 9 Is a Direct Attack on the Fundamental Freedoms of All Quebecers In collaboration with the Ligue des droits et libertés, our Fundamental Freedoms program director Anaïs…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 28, 2025
EQUALITYRefugees & Immigration CCLA Disappointed in Federal Court Slepcsik v. Canada Decision The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is disappointed in last week’s Federal Court decision in…Aaden PearsonNovember 28, 2025
Democratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) denounces Quebec’s Bill 9, tabled today, as yet another…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 27, 2025
EQUALITYInformation SharingPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Rights Groups Issue Urgent Warning Ahead of Critical C-12 Vote OTTAWA – A broad coalition of groups from across Canada is sounding an urgent alarm…TamirNovember 24, 2025
EQUALITYPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration CCLA submission warns Bill C-12 will create fundamental unfairness in our immigration system In a brief published by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and…TamirNovember 21, 2025
DisabilityEQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESSafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA Warns Lives Are at Risk Under Quebec’s Bill 103 Restricting Harm Reduction Services TORONTO — The passage of Bill 103 in the Quebec National Assembly imposes restrictions that will…Harini SivalingamNovember 19, 2025
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth The CCLA calls on the Alberta government to uphold the rule of law, respect the…Aaden PearsonNovember 18, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & Ethnicity L’ACLC co-signe une lettre ouverte condamnant l’adoption du projet de loi 94 L'ACLC co-signe une lettre ouverte publiée dans Le Devoir critiquant le projet de loi 94…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 4, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASES CCLA Denounces Quebec’s Bill 94 as a Threat to Civil Liberties Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made the…CCLAOctober 31, 2025
Bill 21EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity Quebec Government’s Announced Daycare Ban Deepens Bill 21’s Legacy of Exclusion MONTREAL – The Quebec government’s latest plan to ban religious symbols in daycare centres is…CCLAOctober 24, 2025