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CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Criminal Records & Police Record Checks EQUALITY Sentencing Socio-Economic Status

WHAMMY! Supreme Court of Canada Strikes Down Canada’s Ugliest Populist Criminal Law

It’s not everyday that civil libertarians hit a home run in the Supreme Court of…

Michael BryantDecember 14, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Criminal Records & Police Record Checks

Blowing the Whistle on Saskatoon’s Proposed Rules for Rideshares and Taxis

This morning we wrote to Saskatoon’s Mayor and City Council to share our concerns about…

CCLADecember 14, 2018

Device Searches PRIVACY Search & Seizure

Supreme Court Finds a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Shared Computer

In a decision released today in R v Reeves, the Supreme Court ruled that each Canadian…

CCLADecember 13, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Criminal Records & Police Record Checks Criminal Records & Police Record Checks MAJOR CASES & REPORTS

New Act Protects Ontarians From Release Of Unproven Allegations

Across the country, Canadians who have never been found guilty of a crime are unable to…

CCLADecember 13, 2018

Mass Surveillance National Security PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology

Mass Surveillance INCLO Case Continues

Mass surveillance violates international privacy rights and is fundamentally incompatible with the rights to free…

Brenda McPhailDecember 11, 2018

Democratic Rights Election Finance FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Political Advertising Voting Rights

Federal Government’s Election Reforms Fall Short

Yesterday, the government passed sweeping new legislation that will govern the 2019 federal election. Many…

CCLADecember 11, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Decriminalization

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 & REPORTS PRIVACY Smart Cities Surveillance & Technology Toronto'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 Expression Freedom of the Press FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Open Courts Protecting 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 Expression Freedom of the Press FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Open Courts Protecting 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

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