Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLife, Liberty & Security Right to Protest Peacefully: CCLA Urges the Brampton City Council to Fix the Proposed Bubble Zone By-Law Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has sent a letter to Brampton’s Mayor and City Councillors…CCLANovember 19, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFreedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to ProtestSentencing CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On June 10, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, and Shakir…CCLAOctober 22, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA Calls on Universities to Ensure their Policies Respect Students’ Right to Peacefully Protest on Campus Universities’ policies on protests should give an expansive and meaningful consideration to students’ fundamental rights…Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 10, 2024
Arbitrary DetentionCriminal Prohibitions on SpeechDeescalation & Use of ForceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRight to Protest CCLA Files its Submission to the Toronto Police Service Board on the Upcoming Policy on Police Action in Respect of Protests The Board policy must acknowledge that the Toronto Police Service, as all state actors, has…Anaïs Bussières McNicollSeptember 4, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest CCLA Reacts to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Decision Ordering the Dismantlement of the Encampment Located on the University of Toronto’s Grounds TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the…CCLAJuly 3, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Universities Should Not Sue Their Students for Speaking Their Minds TORONTO - Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAJuly 2, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Foreign Interference Bill: CCLA Warns the Senate Committee about Charter Issues that Must Be Addressed On June 10, 2024, Shakir Rahim, director of the Criminal Justice program at the Canadian…CCLAJune 10, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Free Speech and Protest Rights: CCLA to Universities and Police Services: You Must Walk the Talk On June 7, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, director of the Fundamental Freedoms program and interim…CCLAJune 7, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Civil Society Should be Granted Adequate Time to Meaningfully Engage in the Public Consultations Around the Foreign Interference Bill TORONTO — Yesterday, Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) Lawyers Anaïs Bussières McNicoll (Director of the Fundamental…CCLAJune 5, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest Free Speech and Protest Rights: CCLA Granted Leave to Intervene in the McGill University Injunction Proceeding On June 4, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program and Interim…CCLAJune 4, 2024