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COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

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-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police 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 JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Not Criminally Responsible Sex 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-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Police 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-19 EQUALITY Youth

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-19 PRIVACY Privacy 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)PRIVACY Privacy 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

EQUALITY Indigenous People

Métis Rights Matter

We are independent Métis historians, authors, public speakers, and advocates for justice and equal rights…

Guest AuthorNovember 15, 2020

Artificial Intelligence FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRIVACY Surveillance & 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

COVID-19 EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Race, Religion & Ethnicity

CCLA Memorandum to Ministers Responsible for Human Rights

This memorandum sets forth the Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s (CCLA) submissions for FPT Ministers responsible…

CCLANovember 10, 2020

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