Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Student Protest Movement: CCLA Calls for an Investigation into Calgary Police’s Alleged Recent Conduct TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program of the Canadian Civil…CCLAMay 11, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest Know Your Rights: Universities Should Continue to Acknowledge the Rights of Students to Express Themselves and to Protest Peacefully Now more than ever, it is important for individuals to understand their rights when they…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
Democratic RightsEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Freedom of Expression, the Right to Protest, and Academic Freedom in a Time of Crisis The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) recognizes that in times of crisis, it is all…CCLANovember 11, 2023
Freedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRegulation of Online ExpressionRight to Protest CCLA Intervening in Tik Tok Injunction Appeal to Protect Space for Digital Activism TikTok teens and duet fiends, take note. The CCLA is intervening in an Ontario court…Cara ZwibelJanuary 11, 2023
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA Moving Forward with Appeal of Nova Scotia Anti-Protest Injunction The CCLA continues to work to ensure that governments do not overreach in exercising their…CCLAApril 8, 2022
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA Presents to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 100 (Ontario) Oral Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario…Cara ZwibelApril 7, 2022
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to ProtestVaccine Passports Fear, Loathing and the Law: Pushing the Limits of Legislating “Good” Behaviour CCLA Essay by Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms and Brenda McPhail, Director of Privacy…Cara ZwibelSeptember 20, 2021
COVID-19Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA Seeks to Appeal Nova Scotia Anti-Protest Injunction While the injunction is no longer in force in the province, we remain concerned about…CCLAJuly 19, 2021
COVID-19Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Nova Scotia Attempting to Avoid Public Scrutiny The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is concerned the Government of Nova Scotia is attempting…CCLAJune 24, 2021