EQUALITYSocio-Economic Status CCLA Urges Hamilton to Keep Encampment Protocol in Place Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association released the following…CCLAJanuary 22, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Appearing Today Before Supreme Court in AGQ v. Senneville to Prevent Cruel and Unusual Punishment The CCLA is appearing today before the Supreme Court of Canada in AGQ v. Senneville,…Shakir RahimJanuary 20, 2025
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Appearing Before Supreme Court to Ensure Substance Users Can Access Emergency Medical Care TORONTO - Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAJanuary 14, 2025
EQUALITYNB Abortion RightsPRESS RELEASESWomen CCLA Announces Victory and Discontinues Abortion Access Challenge in New Brunswick TORONTO - Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAJanuary 13, 2025
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRefugees & ImmigrationSocio-Economic Status CCLA and CARL Disappointed in City of Toronto’s Complete Failure to Take Accountability on Refugee Shelter Bed Denial The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) are…CCLADecember 20, 2024
EQUALITYPolicy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Welcomes Changes to Policy 713 TORONTO - Harini Sivalingam, Director of Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made…CCLADecember 19, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Intervening at SCC to Protect People’s Privacy Rights from Police Overreach The “implied licence to knock” doctrine enables police to approach a private property to communicate…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 19, 2024
PIPEDAPRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform CCLA’s Submission on Bill C-65: Federal Political Parties Should Be Required to Respect People’s Privacy Federal political parties, like everyone else in Canada, should respect people’s privacy rights. Unfortunately, Bill…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 17, 2024
Criminal Prohibitions on SpeechFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRIVACYRegulation of Online ExpressionSocial MediaSurveillance & Technology Online Harms: CCLA Testifies on Bill C-63 Before Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights While legislation aimed at protecting against the harms of online discourse serves an important purpose,…Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 17, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Transparency, Oversight & Accountability CCLA Urges Montreal to End Street Checks CCLA wrote to the City of Montreal to urge them to end street checks in…CCLADecember 13, 2024