CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESPresumption of InnocencePrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Reacts to Bill C-48 TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), reacted…CCLAMay 17, 2023
Face SurveillancePRESS RELEASESSurveillance & Privacy CCLA reacts to OIPC (BC) Announcement on Liberal Party of Canada’s Use of FRT TORONTO —Tashi Alford-Duguid, Staff lawyer at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made the following…CCLAApril 26, 2023
Freedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Reacts to Quebec Directive on Prayer Spaces in Public Schools TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Lawyer and Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil…CCLAApril 24, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial ProfilingUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Reacts to R v McColman Decision OTTAWA — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…CCLAMarch 27, 2023
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to Working Families Decision OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), reacted to…CCLAMarch 6, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyPRESS RELEASES Press Release: Police-involved deaths on the rise across Canada Publicly accessible living online database tracking police-involved deaths launched Database website: https://trackinginjustice.ca/ Ottawa, Ontario –…CCLAFebruary 23, 2023
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reaction to Public Order Emergency Commission February 17, 2023 Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAFebruary 17, 2023
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Notches Legal Victory Against Government in Emergencies Act Case February 14, 2023 Toronto, ON — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is announcing a…CCLAFebruary 14, 2023
Deaths in CustodyPRESS RELEASES CCLA Demands Release of Death in Custody Videotapes MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is demanding the release of all video footage…CCLAJanuary 31, 2023
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Closing Statement at Public Order Emergency Commission OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), made the…CCLANovember 25, 2022