Democratic RightsElection FinanceFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical Advertising Proposed Election Finance Changes are Bad for Democracy Beware Canadian governments bearing legal gifts promising better democracy in 2021. Canada, and Ontario in…Cara ZwibelMarch 10, 2021
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA Says Governing by Press Release, Not by Law, is COVID Governance by Stealth In a letter dated October 14, we wrote to the Attorney General of Ontario over…CCLAOctober 14, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Statement to Select Special Public Health Act Review Committee, Legislative Assembly of Alberta Founded in 1964, the CCLA is a national, independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to furthering…Michael BryantAugust 27, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Bill 195: Ontario’s Power Grab The Ontario government is trying to end the legal state of emergency and simultaneously hold…CCLAJuly 20, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA to Ontario MPPs: Resist the Premier’s Undemocratic Power Grab The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAJuly 10, 2020
Democratic RightsFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Alberta’s Bill 1: Suppression of Freedom of Expression The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Guest AuthorJuly 8, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS How Long Can We Live in a State of Emergency? Some provinces and territories took longer than others to declare a legal emergency, begging the…Cara ZwibelJune 19, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS A Crisis is a Terrible Time to Legislate There are two kinds of emergency management legislation: those legislated after a crisis is over,…Michael BryantMay 27, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSYouth Children and Parents Belong Together, Especially During a Pandemic It has come to our attention that many Children’s Aid Societies have effectively cancelled all…Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS The Albertan Government Covers its Tracks and Grabs Power in Bill 10 The Albertan government has capitalised on the confusion of the coronavirus crisis to cover up past mistakes and to grant…CCLAApril 14, 2020