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Democratic Emergency in Quebec FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause

Quebec’s Bill 1: An Illegitimate Bill with Authoritarian Overtones

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has just submitted its brief on Bill 1—the Quebec…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 25, 2025

Disability EQUALITY Life, Liberty & Security PRESS RELEASES Safe Shelters Socio-Economic Status

CCLA Warns Lives Are at Risk Under Quebec’s Bill 103 Restricting Harm Reduction Services

TORONTO — The passage of Bill 103 in the Quebec National Assembly imposes restrictions that will…

Harini SivalingamNovember 19, 2025

Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Voting Rights

CCLA Defending the Right to Vote at the Quebec Court of Appeal

Every citizen has a constitutional right to participate in elections in which their vote is…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 19, 2025

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES

CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth

The CCLA calls on the Alberta government to uphold the rule of law, respect the…

Aaden PearsonNovember 18, 2025

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Freedom of Speech and Debate in Parliament

People in Canada need their representatives to remain free and unfettered in their ability to…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 5, 2025

EQUALITY Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Race, Religion & Ethnicity

L’ACLC co-signe une lettre ouverte condamnant l’adoption du projet de loi 94

L'ACLC co-signe une lettre ouverte publiée dans Le Devoir critiquant le projet de loi 94…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 4, 2025

EQUALITY Freedom of Religion PRESS RELEASES

CCLA Denounces Quebec’s Bill 94 as a Threat to Civil Liberties

Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made the…

CCLAOctober 31, 2025

Freedom of Association FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES

Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Force Teachers Back to Work is a Dangerous Abuse of Power

"The Alberta government’s decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollOctober 28, 2025

Activists Protesting Peacefully in the street

Freedom of Association Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

Adoption of Special Bill 2: A Dark Day for Fundamental Freedoms in Quebec

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) condemns the adoption of Bill 2 – An Act…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollOctober 25, 2025

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES Youth

Joint Statement from Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations on Alberta’s Proposed Use of the Notwithstanding Clause

OTTAWA — The BC Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Ligue…

CCLAOctober 9, 2025

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