CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRefugees & ImmigrationSurveillance & Privacy Key UN Body Issues Stark Assessment of Bill C-12 Immigration Reforms and a General Erosion of Human Rights in Canada As Bill C-12 is set to receive its final consideration in Parliament, the United Nations…Tamir IsraelMarch 24, 2026
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRIVACYReasonable Expectations of PrivacyUnreasonable Search & Seizure SCC releases judgement in Singer, expanding police ability to enter people’s yards The Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in R v Singer, 2026 SCC 8,…Tamir IsraelMarch 23, 2026
Political AdvertisingPRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform Senate resists political campaigning privacy exemption by amending Bill C-4 A controversial legislative proposal (housed in Part 4 of Bill C-4) that threatens voters’ privacy…Tamir IsraelFebruary 27, 2026
EQUALITYInformation SharingPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Senate Committee Calls for Removal of Controversial Assault on Immigration Rights from Bill C-12 Today, a Senate committee reviewing Bill C-12, recommended removal of controversial immigration-related elements of the…Tamir IsraelFebruary 20, 2026
Artificial IntelligencePRIVACYPrivacy Law ReformSurveillance & Technology Data Protection & Privacy Day 2026 Today marks Data Privacy Day (or as it’s known in some parts of the world,…Tamir IsraelJanuary 28, 2026
Artificial IntelligencePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Civil Society Initiative Launches Public Consultation on AI The People’s Consultation on AI launches today, a collaborative civil society initiative created in response…Tamir IsraelJanuary 21, 2026
Intelligence & CybersecurityNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Government’s Cybersecurity Proposal Threatens Privacy – And Security The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) submitted a brief today calling on a parliamentary committee…Tamir IsraelDecember 17, 2025
PIPEDAPRIVACYSocial Media CCLA Intervening at SCC to Protect Privacy on Social Media Platforms CCLA was granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in Facebook v…Tamir IsraelDecember 5, 2025
EQUALITYInformation SharingPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration Rights Groups Issue Urgent Warning Ahead of Critical C-12 Vote OTTAWA – A broad coalition of groups from across Canada is sounding an urgent alarm…Tamir IsraelNovember 24, 2025
EQUALITYPRIVACYRefugees & Immigration CCLA submission warns Bill C-12 will create fundamental unfairness in our immigration system In a brief published by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and…Tamir IsraelNovember 21, 2025