COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reaction to the Revocation of the Declaration of Emergency We welcome the government’s decision to revoke the proclamation of emergency – it is overdue.…Abby DeshmanFebruary 23, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reaction to Vote in the House Abby Deshman, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following…CCLAFebruary 22, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Will Fight Invocation of Emergencies Act in Court The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced today that it will pursue litigation to challenge…CCLAFebruary 17, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Remarks From the Emergencies Act Press Release of February 2022 This week, the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act – an extreme law that has…CCLAFebruary 17, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Statement on the Emergencies Act The Emergencies Act can only be invoked, according to its own terms, when a situation…CCLAFebruary 15, 2022
Democratic RightsFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingVoting Rights CCLA disappointed to see Ontario election ad restrictions upheld On December 3, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld the constitutionality of recent…Cara ZwibelDecember 8, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingVoting Rights CCLA makes its case against Ontario’s third party advertising restrictions On November 22, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court will hear arguments in the Working Families…Cara ZwibelNovember 18, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingPRESS RELEASESVoting Rights CCLA Calls on Elections Ontario to Disclose All MPP Complaints The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is calling on Elections Ontario to disclose how many…CCLAOctober 25, 2021
Democratic RightsFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS SCC on Freedom of Expression – Accentuating the Negative The Supreme Court of Canada rendered a decision in an important freedom of expression case…Cara ZwibelOctober 5, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical Advertising CCLA Joins Fight Against Ontario’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been granted permission to intervene in a case in…CCLASeptember 20, 2021