Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyPRESS RELEASES Canadian Civil Liberties Association Echoes Faqiri Family Plea for Action on Inquest Recommendations The CCLA echoes the plea made today by the Faqiri family at Queen’s Park for…CCLADecember 15, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeoplePRESS RELEASESSentencing CCLA Intervening in R. v. Cope to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in Prisons The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in R.…CCLADecember 11, 2025
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 13: Yet Another Attack on Quebecers’ Democracy Montreal – December 10, 2025 Quebec’s Bill 13, An Act to promote the population’s safety and…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 10, 2025
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+Life, Liberty & SecurityNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law TORONTO — Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of…Aaden PearsonDecember 10, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsPRESS RELEASES CCLA Strongly Opposes Bill C-16 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes Bill C-16 announced today by the Minister of…CCLADecember 9, 2025
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 1 Montreal, December 4, 2025 – A broad coalition of Quebec civil society organizations, including the Ligue…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 4, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 9 Is a Direct Attack on the Fundamental Freedoms of All Quebecers In collaboration with the Ligue des droits et libertés, our Fundamental Freedoms program director Anaïs…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 28, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) denounces Quebec’s Bill 9, tabled today, as yet another…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 27, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPresumption of InnocenceRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Statement on Ontario Cash Bail Proposal Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, said, “The Ontario Government’s proposal to require…CCLANovember 24, 2025
EQUALITYInformation SharingPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Rights Groups Issue Urgent Warning Ahead of Critical C-12 Vote OTTAWA – A broad coalition of groups from across Canada is sounding an urgent alarm…Tamir IsraelNovember 24, 2025