CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Online Harms Act (Bill C-63): CCLA Joins Civil Society Call to Separate Parts Two and Three from the Bill On May 7, 2024, CCLA joined a call by civil society organizations, academics and experts…Anaïs Bussières McNicollMay 8, 2024
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Freedom of Expression: CCLA Welcomes the Quebec Superior Court Decision Refusing to Order the Dismantlement of the McGill University Encampment MONTREAL — Following the Quebec Superior Court’s dismissal of an injunction application seeking the dismantlement of…CCLAMay 2, 2024
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES Leave to Appeal Filed at the Supreme Court of Canada on Bill 21 Case OTTAWA — The National Council for Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and…CCLAApril 30, 2024
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Granted Leave to Challenge Arbitrary Travel Restrictions Before the SCC Arbitrary travel restrictions infringe on the mobility rights of Canadians. CCLA’s challenge of Newfoundland government’s…CCLAApril 26, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Calls on the Ontario Speaker to Lift His Ban on Keffiyehs TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAApril 25, 2024
Freedom of AssociationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Freedom of Association: SCC Confirms that the Same Test Applies to Positive and Negative Rights Claims On April 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in the Société…CCLAApril 23, 2024
Freedom of AssociationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA to Defend Democratic Rights Before the Supreme Court of Canada in Working Families Case The Supreme Court of Canada just granted CCLA leave to intervene in the Attorney general…CCLAApril 17, 2024
Freedom of AssociationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Bill 124 confirmed unconstitutional by the Ontario Court of Appeal as regards unionized employees The Protecting a Sustainable Public Service for Future Generations Act, 2019 (Bill 124) limited wage…CCLAMarch 21, 2024
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to Bill 21 MONTREAL — Today the Court of Appeal has issued a disappointing decision rejecting the constitutional challenge…CCLAFebruary 29, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSInternet Privacy and SpeechPRESS RELEASESRegulation of Online Expression CCLA Urges Substantial Amendments to the Online Harms Act TORONTO — Following the Government of Canada’s reintroduction of the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63), Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, Executive…CCLAFebruary 28, 2024