CRIMINAL JUSTICEFreedom of the PressOpen Courts Supreme Court Affirms Importance of Open Court Principle in CBC v. Named Person On June 7, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released their decision in Canadian Broadcasting…Shakir RahimJuly 26, 2024
Access to InformationDemocratic RightsFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA Fighting for Transparency and Openness before the Supreme Court The CCLA is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ontario v. Information and…Cara ZwibelApril 12, 2023
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRegulation of Online Expression CCLA speaks out on guiding principles for Canada’s upcoming online safety proposal CCLA has joined with 12 other civil society organizations to release a joint statement addressed…Cara ZwibelMarch 21, 2023
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Read our op-ed inspired by Freedom to Read Week by Cara Zwibel, Director, Fundamental Freedoms Program Last Spring Sotheby’s auction house sold off a copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale…Cara ZwibelFebruary 24, 2023
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSOpen CourtsRefugees & Immigration The Open Court Principle and the Importance of Public Access to IRB Hearings We write on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) to express concern regarding…Cara ZwibelOctober 27, 2020
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSProtecting Journalists CCLA at the Supreme Court: Journalistic Source Protection The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Cara ZwibelMay 16, 2019
Freedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSProtecting Journalists Statement on Julian Assange’s Detention by CCLA And INCLO Members The undersigned members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) express concern over…CCLAApril 15, 2019
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSOpen CourtsProtecting Journalists Vice Media Appeal Could Spell Bleak Friday For Press Freedom A week after Black Friday may render Bleak Friday for press freedom if the Supreme…Cara ZwibelDecember 3, 2018
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSOpen CourtsProtecting Journalists What The Vice Media Decision Might Mean For Press Freedome The Supreme Court’s decision in R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc. is not the victory for press…Cara ZwibelDecember 3, 2018