COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPRIVACYSurveillance & TechnologyVaccine Passports CCLA Debates Vaccine Passports on TVO.org: Our Letter that Sparked the Debate We are writing you about the bad idea floated from an Ontario executive podium respecting…Michael BryantDecember 14, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mandatory Vaccination Laws: What Laws? The Charter of Rights would have something to say about a law mandating vaccinations, if…CCLADecember 10, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACYSurveillance & TechnologyVaccine Passports Proof of Vaccination Ontario’s health minister openly suggested that people who don’t have proof they’ve chosen to receive…Brenda McPhailDecember 9, 2020
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Ad Hoc Tribunals During Public Emergencies We can be justifiably smug in Canada about our internationally renowned independent judiciary, in contrast…Michael BryantDecember 4, 2020
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