FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Slams Ontario’s Power Grab in Bill 5 MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…CCLAMay 6, 2025
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA and 35 Civil Society Organizations Decry Provincial Inaction in Addressing Recommendations From Inquest Into Death of Soleiman Faqiri TORONTO — Soleiman Faqiri was a man with significant mental health conditions killed in provincial custody…CCLAMay 5, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling Leave to Appeal to SCC Granted MONTREAL – Aaden Pearson, Staff Lawyer at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association released the following…CCLAMay 2, 2025
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status 85 Organizations Across Ontario Stand Against Punishing Encampments 85 organizations working across communities in Ontario stand united as the newly formed Encampment Justice…Harini SivalangamMay 2, 2025
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESVoting Rights CCLA Welcomes Elections Canada’s Decision to Investigate Polling Station Issues in Nunavik MONTREAL - Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the Canadian Civil…CCLAMay 1, 2025
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Rights Violations and Urges Withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 94 Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made the following…CCLAMay 1, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES Statement on Premier Ford’s Alarming Remarks on Judicial Independence TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program (CCLA), made the following statement: Premier…CCLAApril 30, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICENotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES Statement on Proposed Use of Notwithstanding Clause in Run-Up to Federal Election TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program (CCLA), made the following statement: The…CCLAApril 23, 2025
DisabilityEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASES CCLA strongly opposes Alberta’s proposed forced treatment law TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…Harini SivalangamApril 15, 2025
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA to Defend Canadians’ Mobility Rights at Supreme Court TORONTO, April 15, 2025 – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will appear at the…Anaïs Bussières McNicollApril 15, 2025