PRESS RELEASES CCLA Appoints New Special Advisor, Indigenous Issues The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has appointed Alain Bartleman as its Special Advisor, Indigenous Issues.CCLAApril 5, 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
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeopleSentencing CCLA Argues Against Discriminatory, Overly Punitive Criminal Code Provisions at the Supreme Court Many parts of our criminal law sweep too many people into punitive regimes, creating adverse…Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing CCLA Argues for Basic Human Dignity as Fundamental Value in Criminal-Penal System Before the Supreme Court Eliminating all hope of release by revisiting a person's incarceration in light of personal change…Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing Upholding the Right to be Free From Cruel and Unusual Punishment at the Supreme Court CCLA appears before the Supreme Court of Canada in two cases, R v Hills and…Abby DeshmanMarch 22, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Prison Pandemic Papers Documenting Impact of COVID-19 in Jails, Prisons & Penitentiaries Across Canada Launched Today, the Prison Pandemic Papers were launched online, making available previously unpublished government records.CCLAMarch 8, 2022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
Bill 21EQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Join Us As We Stand Against Bill 21 and for Human Rights This is a critical moment.CCLAFebruary 24, 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reaction to the Revocation of the Declaration of Emergency We welcome the government’s decision to revoke the proclamation of emergency – it is overdue.…Abby DeshmanFebruary 23, 2022