CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeescalation & Use of ForceDisabilityEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Announcement: Coalition Calls for Implementation of Loku Inquest Recommendations The tragic shooting death of Andrew Loku should never have occurred. It took place within…CCLAOctober 3, 2017
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth CCLA Segregation Challenge The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLASeptember 13, 2017
Uncategorized The Relationship Between Bill C-59 and Bill C-51 C-59 was supposed to fix the unconstitutional changes introduced in Bill C-51, the former government’s…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized Understanding CSIS Disruption Powers in Bill C-59 CSIS was created in response to the McDonald Commission, which undertook a lengthy investigation into…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
National SecurityPRIVACY The New Communications Security Establishment Act in Bill C-59 Currently, the CSE’s role is sketched out as part of the the National Defence Act,…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized Information Sharing and Disclosure in Bill C-59 Constrained information sharing for national security purposes between government agencies and departments has always happened,…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Mass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Mass Surveillance and Bulk Collection in Bill C-59 One of the most insidious elements of Bill C-59 is the way it facilitates bulk…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized Secret Trials, Secret Decisions, Due Process and Bill C-59 Protecting national security sometimes requires secrecy. But when individuals stand to lose their Charter-protected rights…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Border TechnologyNational SecurityPRIVACYTravel Screening The No-Fly List and Bill C-59 The Secure Air Travel Act (SATA) was introduced in Bill C-51 to codify the way…CCLASeptember 12, 2017
Uncategorized The Terrorist Speech Offence and Bill C-59 One of the most clearly unconstitutional provisions of C-51 was a Criminal Code amendment that…CCLASeptember 12, 2017