EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityWomenYouth NCCM AND CCLA LAUNCH JOINT CHALLENGE TO QUEBEC GOVERNMENT’S BAN ON PRAYERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Montreal, Quebec)—The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), and…Harini SivalangamMay 26, 2023
EQUALITYRace, Religion & EthnicityWomen CCLA Submission on Anti-Black Racism at the Canadian Human Rights Commission Harini Sivalingam (Director of Equality Program) delivered the following statement to the Senate Human Rights…CCLAMay 15, 2023
EQUALITYRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen CCLA and LEAF Urge Repeal of Discriminatory Newmarket By-Law CCLA and the Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) sent a letter to Newmarket’s…Cara ZwibelSeptember 1, 2022
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNB Abortion RightsPRESS RELEASESWomen CCLA Demands Immediate Repeal of Regulations Limiting Abortion Access in NB In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the CCLA…CCLAJuly 28, 2022
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+NB Abortion RightsWomen CCLA Statement at New Brunswick Rally on Abortion, Reproductive Justice, and 2SGLBTQI+ Rights Today's ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States is an appalling step back…CCLAJuly 9, 2022
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNB Abortion RightsPRESS RELEASESWomen CCLA Reacts to Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization Today's ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States is an appalling step back…CCLAJune 24, 2022
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen CCLA & NCCM file factum against Bill 21 in Quebec Court of Appeal CCLA filed legal submissions against Bill 21 in the Quebec Court of Appeal. In this…Noa Mendelsohn AvivDecember 9, 2021
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Women CCLA opposes Quebec’s Anti-Trans and Anti-Choice Bill 2 on Family Law CCLA filed its submissions opposing Quebec Bill 2, on the grounds that the Bill outs…Noa Mendelsohn AvivDecember 3, 2021
EQUALITYWomen Domestic violence for 27 years AND an 18 year jail term for Helen Naslund Helen Naslund, a 56 year old grandmother, was sentenced to 18 years in jail for…Noa Mendelsohn AvivJune 21, 2021
EQUALITYRace, Religion & EthnicitySocio-Economic StatusWomen Massage Parlours in Newmarket CCLA wrote a letter to the Town of Newmarket expressing our concerns with proposed amendments…Noa Mendelsohn AvivJune 21, 2021