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
COVID-19EQUALITYYouth COVID Shines a Light on Need for Reform of Ontario’s Child Protection System The pandemic has amplified many of the problems with our child protection system. There have…Cara ZwibelNovember 19, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACYPrivacy During COVID Hybrid Classes Raise Privacy Risks Our organization has received several calls from teachers in your Board expressing their feelings of…Brenda McPhailNovember 18, 2020
CCPA (Bill C-11)PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform Did We Get The Privacy Law We Need? Canada has a new privacy legislation on the table, and it’s a buffet, but time…Brenda McPhailNovember 17, 2020
EQUALITYIndigenous People Métis Rights Matter We are independent Métis historians, authors, public speakers, and advocates for justice and equal rights…Guest AuthorNovember 15, 2020
Artificial IntelligenceFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Secret Evidence in The Age of Artificial Intelligence Today’s most popular form of artificial intelligence (AI) – machine learning – is often called…Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2020