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EQUALITY Life, Liberty & Security PRESS RELEASES Socio-Economic Status

CCLA intervening in new encampment case in Waterloo

TORONTO – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is intervening in a case challenging a…

Harini SivalingamAugust 22, 2025

EQUALITY Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Reacts to Ontario Passing the Safer Municipalities Act

The CCLA, as a member of the Encampment Justice Coalition, strongly opposes the punitive and…

CCLAJune 6, 2025

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Socio-Economic Status

85 Organizations Across Ontario Stand Against Punishing Encampments

85 organizations working across communities in Ontario stand united as the newly formed Encampment Justice…

Harini SivalingamMay 2, 2025

EQUALITY Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Urges Hamilton to Keep Encampment Protocol in Place

Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association released the following…

CCLAJanuary 22, 2025

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS RELEASES Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Ensure Substance Users Can Access Emergency Medical Care

TORONTO - Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…

CCLAJanuary 14, 2025

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Refugees & Immigration Socio-Economic Status

CCLA and CARL Disappointed in City of Toronto’s Complete Failure to Take Accountability on Refugee Shelter Bed Denial

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) are…

CCLADecember 20, 2024

EQUALITY Notwithstanding Clause Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Expresses Concerns Over Proposed Laws To Criminalize Unhoused People Living in Encampments

TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…

CCLADecember 12, 2024

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Reacts to Ontario Government Bill Shutting Down Safe Injection Health Services

Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has sent a letter to Brampton’s Mayor and City Councillors…

CCLANovember 22, 2024

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES Socio-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

PRESS RELEASES Socio-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

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