EQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Denounces Defunding of Safe Consumption Sites in Ontario On March 13, 2026, Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil…Harini SivalangamMarch 13, 2026
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest CCLA Reacts to the Premier Announcing that Ontario Is Seeking an Injunction to Stop the Annual Al Quds Rally On March 13, 2026, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the…Anaïs Bussières McNicollMarch 13, 2026
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA at the Senate Committee to Sound the Alarm about Bill C-15’s Anti-Democratic Exemption Powers Watch the testimony of Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of our Fundamental Freedoms Program, at the…CCLAMarch 12, 2026
Criminal Prohibitions on SpeechFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRegulation of Online Expression Bill C-9 Was Supposed to Fight Hate. Instead, It’s Being Rushed Through Parliament and Threatens the Rights of Every Canadian MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, made the following statement after…CCLAMarch 12, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA and Other Civil Society Groups Call on Ontario Government to Return to Democratic Governance of School Boards The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) released the following letter to the Ontario Attorney General…CCLAMarch 11, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Calls on Senate to Scrutinize Bill C-14 on Bail Reform The Senate of Canada will consider Bill C-14, sweeping criminal justice legislation on bail and…CCLAMarch 9, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen Supreme Court Affirms Substantive and Intersectional Equality in Kanyinda Decision Toronto – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) welcomes the decision by the Supreme Court…CCLAMarch 9, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Opposes Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables Under Public Substance Use Law Toronto — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has filed submissions to the Ontario Ministry of the…CCLAFebruary 27, 2026
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Growing Takeover of Local School Boards Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality at the the Canadian Civil Liberties Association delivered the following…CCLAFebruary 17, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Silence CCLA Before Supreme Court to Protect the Principle Against Self-Incrimination The CCLA will appear today as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimFebruary 17, 2026