Democratic Emergency in QuebecDemocratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA responds to the introduction of Bill 596, which would limit the use of the notwithstanding clause in Quebec Montreal – On 7 May 2026, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Quebec spokesperson and director of Fundamental…CCLAMay 7, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY CCLA Congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on Her Appointment as Canada’s Next Governor-General The Canadian Civil Liberties Association congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on her appointment as Canada’s next…CCLAMay 6, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association expressed profound disappointment and alarm following the Ontario…CCLAMay 5, 2026
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYVoting Rights CCLA Slams the Rush to Erode Privacy and Evade Democratic Debate The motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to rush Bill…CCLAMay 1, 2026
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA Granted Leave to Intervene in Saskatchewan’s Pronoun Law and the Notwithstanding Clause at the Supreme Court The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in Saskatchewan (Minister…CCLAApril 29, 2026
Political AdvertisingPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY New Poll: Federal Political Parties Dead Last on Privacy Trust A new national IPSOS poll commissioned by the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association…TamirApril 22, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Intervenes in Waterloo Encampment Case to Defend Rights of Unhoused Residents TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is appearing in court today as an…CCLAApril 20, 2026
Democratic RightsEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESVoting Rights CCLA Sounds the Alarm Over the Politicization of Alberta’s Electoral Map OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is troubled by the tabling of Alberta’s…CCLAApril 20, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESYouth Op-Ed: Bill 25 Isn’t About Neutrality; It’s About Narrowing Young Minds In a new op-ed in the Calgary Herald, CCLA Executive Director Howard Sapers argues that…CCLAApril 9, 2026
Bill 21Democratic Emergency in QuebecEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Strongly Condemns Passage of Quebec’s Bill 9 MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the passage of Quebec’s Bill 9.…CCLAApril 2, 2026