COVID-19COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CCLA Responds to Toronto Ombudsman Report, Calls for Amnesty for Unfair COVID Tickets Our two co-authored reports on COVID-19 and law enforcement, Stay off the Grass (June 2020)…CCLAJuly 30, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA Intervenes in Court Challenge Against Racial Profiling The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is intervening in a constitutional challenge before the Superior Court…CCLAJuly 20, 2021
COVID-19Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA Seeks to Appeal Nova Scotia Anti-Protest Injunction While the injunction is no longer in force in the province, we remain concerned about…CCLAJuly 19, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law Enforcement Statement on Toronto Ombudsman’s Report This report is a robust affirmation of the issues we have been raising since the…CCLAJuly 9, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement Coalition Pens Open Letter to CSC, Renews Calls to End Prolonged Solitary Confinement In June 2021, the Correctional Service of Canada (“CSC”) invited dozens of community organizations to…CCLAJuly 6, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksRacial Profiling CCLA to Appear Before Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Police Background Checks Case Thairu Taban and Josslyn Mounsey were hired by Metrolinx as Transit Safety Communications Operators. They…CCLAJune 29, 2021
COVID-19PRESS RELEASESPRIVACYPrivacy During COVID Ontario Government Agrees to Human Rights Groups’ Demands to End Police Access to COVID Database CCLAJune 28, 2021
COVID-19Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRight to Protest Nova Scotia Attempting to Avoid Public Scrutiny The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is concerned the Government of Nova Scotia is attempting…CCLAJune 24, 2021
COVID-19PRIVACYSurveillance & TechnologyVaccine Passports Reaction To New Vaccine Passport ‘Benefits’ As Manitoba announces new “benefits” to be conferred on the fully vaccinated, the questions we…CCLAJune 24, 2021
Democratic RightsFace SurveillancePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYVoting Rights ‘Cease And Desist’ – Liberal Party Must Halt Use Of Facial Fingerprinting The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is calling on the Liberal Party of Canada to…CCLAJune 23, 2021