Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest CCLA Calls for Investigation into Edmonton Police TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program of the Canadian Civil…CCLAMay 14, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Policy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth Update: New Brunswick Policy 713 Challenge Continues TORONTO — Pro bono lawyers representing CCLA are in court today challenging the Government of New Brunswick’s…CCLAMay 14, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Student Protest Movement: CCLA Calls for an Investigation into Calgary Police’s Alleged Recent Conduct TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program of the Canadian Civil…CCLAMay 11, 2024
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Reacts to Quebec Education Ministers latest Directive on Gender Neutral Washrooms Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the…CCLAMay 7, 2024
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Freedom of Expression: CCLA Welcomes the Quebec Superior Court Decision Refusing to Order the Dismantlement of the McGill University Encampment MONTREAL — Following the Quebec Superior Court’s dismissal of an injunction application seeking the dismantlement of…CCLAMay 2, 2024
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES Leave to Appeal Filed at the Supreme Court of Canada on Bill 21 Case OTTAWA — The National Council for Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and…CCLAApril 30, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES Ontario Superior Court Affirms Exceptional Test to Hide Officer Names in Police Accountability Lawsuits TORONTO — The Ontario Superior Court has rejected an exceptional request by the Peel Regional…CCLAApril 29, 2024
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Granted Leave to Challenge Arbitrary Travel Restrictions Before the SCC Arbitrary travel restrictions infringe on the mobility rights of Canadians. CCLA’s challenge of Newfoundland government’s…CCLAApril 26, 2024
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Calls on the Ontario Speaker to Lift His Ban on Keffiyehs TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAApril 25, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA Calls on Toronto Police Services Board to Act on Chief Demkiw’s Statement on Zameer Verdict TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice for The Canadian Civil Liberties Association made…CCLAApril 25, 2024