COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility BC Travel Restrictions Unconstitutional, No New Fines Needed The Canadian and British Columbia Civil Liberties Associations are raising concerns about travel restrictions expected…CCLANovember 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse On November 7, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, held an unusual press…Abby DeshmanNovember 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders During the first wave of COVID, we were quite critical of a number of the…Abby DeshmanNovember 19, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYYouth COVID Shines a Light on Need for Reform of Ontario’s Child Protection System The pandemic has amplified many of the problems with our child protection system. There have…Cara ZwibelNovember 19, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACYPrivacy During COVID Hybrid Classes Raise Privacy Risks Our organization has received several calls from teachers in your Board expressing their feelings of…Brenda McPhailNovember 18, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Memorandum to Ministers Responsible for Human Rights This memorandum sets forth the Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s (CCLA) submissions for FPT Ministers responsible…CCLANovember 10, 2020
COVID-19EDUCATIONFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility CCLA to NB: Do not Deny Students Access to Their Schools Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) to object to the government’s unlawful treatment of students from…Cara ZwibelNovember 10, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Seeking Information About the Province’s Self-Isolation Order for Persons Entering Manitoba The province of Manitoba currently has a self-isolation requirement for individuals entering the province from…Cara ZwibelOctober 30, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Why Mobility Rights Continue to Matter Why we’re appealing the decision of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court of a few…Cara ZwibelOctober 28, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTSSafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status Superior Court Rules that the City of Toronto failed to protect the homeless. The Ontario Superior Court ruled that the City of Toronto failed to comply with a…Noa Mendelsohn AvivOctober 15, 2020