COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reaction to the Revocation of the Declaration of Emergency We welcome the government’s decision to revoke the proclamation of emergency – it is overdue.…Abby DeshmanFebruary 23, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reaction to Vote in the House Abby Deshman, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following…CCLAFebruary 22, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Will Fight Invocation of Emergencies Act in Court The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced today that it will pursue litigation to challenge…CCLAFebruary 17, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Remarks From the Emergencies Act Press Release of February 2022 This week, the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act – an extreme law that has…CCLAFebruary 17, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Statement on the Emergencies Act The Emergencies Act can only be invoked, according to its own terms, when a situation…CCLAFebruary 15, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CCLA Responds to Toronto Ombudsman Report, Calls for Amnesty for Unfair COVID Tickets Our two co-authored reports on COVID-19 and law enforcement, Stay off the Grass (June 2020)…CCLAJuly 30, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law Enforcement Statement on Toronto Ombudsman’s Report This report is a robust affirmation of the issues we have been raising since the…CCLAJuly 9, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCOVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Update on CCLA’s Challenge to Ontario’s New Regulation "We will take yes for an answer and put this legal challenge on pause, with…Michael BryantApril 17, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCOVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA to Challenge Ontario’s “Black Friday” Regulation “We have today retained counsel and are preparing to go to court in the coming…Michael BryantApril 17, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCOVID-19 & PrisonsEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Canadian Rights During COVID-19: Interim Report on COVID’s Second Wave Who cares about laws and rights during a pandemic? We do at CCLA because the…CCLAMarch 30, 2021