COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPRIVACYSurveillance & TechnologyVaccine Passports CCLA Debates Vaccine Passports on TVO.org: Our Letter that Sparked the Debate We are writing you about the bad idea floated from an Ontario executive podium respecting…Michael BryantDecember 14, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mandatory Vaccination Laws: What Laws? The Charter of Rights would have something to say about a law mandating vaccinations, if…CCLADecember 10, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACYSurveillance & TechnologyVaccine Passports Proof of Vaccination Ontario’s health minister openly suggested that people who don’t have proof they’ve chosen to receive…Brenda McPhailDecember 9, 2020
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Ad Hoc Tribunals During Public Emergencies We can be justifiably smug in Canada about our internationally renowned independent judiciary, in contrast…Michael BryantDecember 4, 2020
PODCASTSolitary Confinement Justice Vs. Solitary Confinement: Torture in Canadian Prisons Justice Vs. looks at how solitary confinement is used within the Canadian criminal justice system,…CCLANovember 30, 2020
Police Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration CBSA Oversight and Ebrahim Toure We renew our calls for the establishment of an independent, civilian-led oversight commission with a…Noa Mendelsohn AvivNovember 26, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility BC Travel Restrictions Unconstitutional, No New Fines Needed The Canadian and British Columbia Civil Liberties Associations are raising concerns about travel restrictions expected…CCLANovember 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse On November 7, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, held an unusual press…Abby DeshmanNovember 20, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingNot Criminally ResponsibleSex Offender Registries A Victory for Justice and Equality: SCC Finds Ontario Law Discriminates Based on Mental Disability In a strong decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that Ontario’s…Cara ZwibelNovember 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders During the first wave of COVID, we were quite critical of a number of the…Abby DeshmanNovember 19, 2020