EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+Policy 713PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Welcomes Commitment to Reverse Harmful Changes to Policy 713 in New Brunswick TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 25, 2024
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling Unanimous Court of Appeal Judgment Upholds Landmark Racial Profiling Decision in Quebec MONTREAL — Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released a landmark judgment upholding a major civil…CCLAOctober 24, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFreedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to ProtestSentencing CCLA Testifies on Bill C-70 Before Senate Standing Committee National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On June 10, 2024, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program, and Shakir…CCLAOctober 22, 2024
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to ONCA’S Decision in Mathur TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 18, 2024
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA Urges Big City Mayors To Vote Against Resolution That Overrides Rights Of Vulnerable People In Ontario TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling on Ontario’s Big City Mayors to…CCLAOctober 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA to Appear Before Supreme Court Today in I.M. v. R on Youth Criminal Justice The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada today as an intervenor in I.M.…CCLAOctober 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration CCLA Testifies On Bill C-20 Before Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs On October 7, 2024, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, and Harini Sivalingam,…CCLAOctober 10, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court in AGQ v. Senneville to Protect People from Cruel and Unusual Punishment The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…CCLAOctober 10, 2024
Emergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Files Submissions to Uphold Ruling Against Federal Government’s Use of Emergencies Act MONTREAL — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms program at the Canadian Civil…CCLAOctober 8, 2024
EQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESPresumption of Innocence CCLA on John Howard Society of Saskatchewan vs the Government of Saskatchewan TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…CCLAOctober 8, 2024