DisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervenes in Jacob v Canada TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Criminal Justice Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAFebruary 23, 2024
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
Bill 21EQUALITYNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity Extending the use of Notwithstanding Clause in Bill 21 is a grave injustice TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAFebruary 13, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervenes in Constitutional Challenge to Criminalization of Panhandling in Ontario TORONTO — Pro bono legal counsel representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will appear…CCLAFebruary 6, 2024
EQUALITYNB Abortion RightsPRESS RELEASES Inequitable Access to Abortion Services in New Brunswick Puts Lives at Risk TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, reacted to…CCLAFebruary 2, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Reacts to Proposed Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Policy in Alberta TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAFebruary 1, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyDisabilityEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA and QPLC Jointly Participating in Baker Inquest TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Queen’s Prison Law Clinic are jointly participating…CCLAJanuary 29, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Granted Public Interest Standing in Policy 713 Lawsuit FREDERICTON — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLADecember 22, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA files arguments in Fair Change Community Legal Clinic v Ontario TORONTO — The CCLA has filed its written arguments in court in Fair Change Community Legal Clinic v Ontario. This case…CCLADecember 7, 2023
Democratic RightsEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Freedom of Expression, the Right to Protest, and Academic Freedom in a Time of Crisis The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) recognizes that in times of crisis, it is all…CCLANovember 11, 2023