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CCLA Welcomes Historic Waterloo Court Decision Vindicating Rights of Unhoused People

TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) welcomes the Ontario Superior Court of Justice…

CCLAMay 25, 2026

Democratic Emergency in Quebec Democratic Rights FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS 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 JUSTICE EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES PRIVACY

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

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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 FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES PRIVACY Voting 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

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding Clause PRESS 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

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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

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Socio-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 Rights EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRESS RELEASES Voting 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

EQUALITY PRESS RELEASES Youth

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

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