CRIMINAL JUSTICEDecriminalization Police and Pot: Let Them Smoke, Vape, and – Yes – Eat Cake (or Brownies!) Too Police leaders are violating the civil liberties of their own ranks and perpetuating a culture…Abby DeshmanDecember 7, 2018
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City Auditor General To Toronto’s Smart Cities: Not So Fast Ontario’s Auditor General this week took a provincial agency to task for its role in…Brenda McPhailDecember 6, 2018
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSOpen CourtsProtecting Journalists Vice Media Appeal Could Spell Bleak Friday For Press Freedom A week after Black Friday may render Bleak Friday for press freedom if the Supreme…Cara ZwibelDecember 3, 2018
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSOpen CourtsProtecting Journalists What The Vice Media Decision Might Mean For Press Freedome The Supreme Court’s decision in R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc. is not the victory for press…Cara ZwibelDecember 3, 2018
PRIVACY Statistics Canada’s Move to Collect Canadians’ Banking Info Goes too Far It is sad how badly Statistics Canada has botched their financial data acquisition initiative. They do…Brenda McPhailNovember 14, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksMAJOR CASES & REPORTS Ontario Leads The Way On Police Record Checks Reform On November 1, 2018, the Police Records Checks Reform Act (PRCRA) comes into force.CCLANovember 1, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksMAJOR CASES & REPORTS What You Need To Know About The New Police Record Checks Reform Act On November 1, 2018, the Police Records Checks Reform Act (PRCRA) comes into force. Police record checks…CCLANovember 1, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingRight to Reasonable Bail ‘This Time We Really Mean It’ Won’t Cut It for Bail Reform Fixing the broken law of bail cannot happen without some belated action by legislators meeting…Abby DeshmanOctober 29, 2018
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Rights groups challenging solitary confinement in court release joint statement on Bill C-83 Today the three organizations fighting the federal government in BC and Ontario courts on solitary…CCLAOctober 16, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDecriminalization 10 things that will still be a crime after cannabis is legalized The cannabis industry is being legalized – but there are still plenty of laws that…CCLAOctober 16, 2018