Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEHabeas CorpusPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Welcomes Supreme Court Decision in Dorsey Protecting Habeas Corpus and Individual Liberty The Supreme Court of Canada rendered its judgment in Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025…Shakir RahimNovember 21, 2025
DisabilityEQUALITYLife, Liberty & SecurityPRESS RELEASESSafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA Warns Lives Are at Risk Under Quebec’s Bill 103 Restricting Harm Reduction Services TORONTO — The passage of Bill 103 in the Quebec National Assembly imposes restrictions that will…Harini SivalingamNovember 19, 2025
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSVoting Rights CCLA Defending the Right to Vote at the Quebec Court of Appeal Every citizen has a constitutional right to participate in elections in which their vote is…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 19, 2025
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNotwithstanding ClausePRESS RELEASES CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth The CCLA calls on the Alberta government to uphold the rule of law, respect the…Aaden PearsonNovember 18, 2025
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Welcomes the 2024-2025 Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator The Canadian Civil Liberties Association welcomes the 2024-2025 annual report of the Office of Correctional…CCLANovember 12, 2025
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA at the Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Freedom of Speech and Debate in Parliament People in Canada need their representatives to remain free and unfettered in their ability to…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 5, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & Ethnicity L’ACLC co-signe une lettre ouverte condamnant l’adoption du projet de loi 94 L'ACLC co-signe une lettre ouverte publiée dans Le Devoir critiquant le projet de loi 94…Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 4, 2025
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASES CCLA Denounces Quebec’s Bill 94 as a Threat to Civil Liberties Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made the…CCLAOctober 31, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & Accountability CCLA Welcomes Ruling in Wilson Ensuring Substance Users Can Call For Emergency Medical Care Without Fearing Arrest The CCLA acted as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v.…Shakir RahimOctober 29, 2025