COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Inaccurate, Unreliable, Dysfunctional: A Glimpse Into Ontario’s Now-Defunct COVID Database for Police In the spring the Ontario government launched a database of COVID test results, with the…Abby DeshmanSeptember 30, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Ontario Government Revokes Emergency Order The Ontario government has ended police access to a COVID-19 database after CCLA and partners…Abby DeshmanAugust 17, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCruel & Unusual PunishmentPRESS RELEASESStrip Searches Class Action Launched re Illegal Strip Searches A major class action is being launched today on behalf of Canadians illegally strip searched…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionRace, Religion & Ethnicity Coalition Calls on Government to Release COVID Information on Ontario Jails The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PoliceEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Stay Off the Grass: COVID-19 and Law Enforcement in Canada The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJune 23, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeescalation & Use of ForcePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA to Winnipeg Police: Police, and Target Practice in Our Neighbourhoods We have been contacted by Gabriela Aguero, a local resident who was understandably panicked by…Abby DeshmanJune 3, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA and Partners Question Government on Decision to Share COVID-19 Test Results with Police Last week police services across Ontario quietly got access to a new database – a…Abby DeshmanApril 23, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Letter to Correctional Service of Canada We express our deep concern regarding the health and well-being of the inmates and staff…Abby DeshmanApril 22, 2020
COVID-19Freedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility CCLA to Northwest Territories Chief Public Health Officer We are concerned in particular with the prohibitions on public and private outdoor gatherings contained…Abby DeshmanApril 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Pandemic Policing Has Taken a Punitive Turn in Ottawa Being a mature democratic country with a constitutional bill of rights means that instant, mass…Abby DeshmanApril 7, 2020