Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionPRIVACYSearch & SeizureSearch & SeizureSurveillance & PrivacyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Canadian Civil Liberties Association launches constitutional challenge to Ontario’s strip search law The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a woman with personal experience have launched a major…Abby DeshmanJune 20, 2022
CCPA (Bill C-11)PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform New Privacy Law to be Tabled Today: What CCLA Hopes to See CCLA looks forward to a deep dive into the legislation tabled today, a Bill lengthily…Brenda McPhailJune 16, 2022
Border TechnologyDevice SearchesPRIVACY Oral Submissions on Bill S-7 Regarding Privacy and Device Searches at the Border Oral Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD) regarding Bill…Brenda McPhailJune 1, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDevice SearchesFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Applying the Charter Outside of Canada Does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to the actions of law enforcement…Cara ZwibelMay 16, 2022
Border TechnologyDevice SearchesPRIVACYTravel Screening Phone Searches at the Border: Bill S-7 Fails to Protect Privacy Bill S-7, introduced to provide a threshold for device searches at the border, fails to…Brenda McPhailMay 16, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure SCC Rules on Constitutionality of Post-Arrest Searches of Houses On Friday April 8 the Supreme Court released its ruling in R v Stairs, a…Abby DeshmanApril 12, 2022
PRIVACY CCLA Intervenes to Protect Children’s Privacy Rights CCLA intervened recently in a case to protect children’s and families’ right to privacy. We…Brenda McPhailApril 6, 2022
PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform Submission to the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (British Columbia) A healthy democracy must counterpoise the right of access to information with the privacy rights…Brenda McPhailMarch 31, 2022
Face SurveillancePRIVACY CCLA Presents to ETHI on Facial Recognition CCLA’s Privacy Director Brenda McPhail was invited to speak to the Standing Committee on Access…Brenda McPhailMarch 30, 2022
Ontario Private Sector LegislationPRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform Ontario Will Require Employers to Disclose Electronic Monitoring There has been a gap in protection for workers in our privacy laws for a…Brenda McPhailFebruary 24, 2022