Emergencies ActFreedom of AssociationFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Emergency is Not in the Eye of the Beholder: Federal Court Grants Victory to CCLA in Emergencies Act Challenge TORONTO — The Federal Court of Canada has just issued its decision allowing the Canadian…CCLAJanuary 23, 2024
CBC News: Ottawa’s use of Emergencies Act against convoy protests was unreasonable, violated Charter, court rules https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/emergencies-act-federal-court-1.7091891
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+PRESS RELEASESYouth CCLA Granted Public Interest Standing in Policy 713 Lawsuit FREDERICTON — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLADecember 22, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA Before the Supreme Court in CBC v. R to Oppose ‘Secret Trials’ TORONTO — The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, et…CCLADecember 12, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES State Accountability for Unconstitutional Legislation: CCLA intervening before Supreme Court in AGC v. Power TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is appearing as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of…CCLADecember 7, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA files arguments in Fair Change Community Legal Clinic v Ontario TORONTO — The CCLA has filed its written arguments in court in Fair Change Community Legal Clinic v Ontario. This case…CCLADecember 7, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Commends Senate for Passing Bill C-48 Amendments, Urges House of Commons Support TORONTO — Following the Senate’s passage of Bill C-48 on bail reform, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal…CCLANovember 29, 2023
Democratic RightsEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Freedom of Expression, the Right to Protest, and Academic Freedom in a Time of Crisis The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) recognizes that in times of crisis, it is all…CCLANovember 11, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESSocio-Economic Status CCLA intervenes in Wright v Yukon CCLA has filed arguments in Wright v Yukon, a case that challenges the constitutionality of the…CCLANovember 9, 2023
Artificial IntelligenceBill C-27Face SurveillancePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYPrivacy Law ReformSurveillance & Technology Government Legislation on FRT is ‘Dangerous’ Say Civil Society Groups and Scholars Toronto, ON — The Right2YourFace Coalition, a group made up of prominent civil society groups…CCLANovember 1, 2023