Police Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRefugees & Immigration CBSA Oversight and Ebrahim Toure We renew our calls for the establishment of an independent, civilian-led oversight commission with a…Noa Mendelsohn AvivNovember 26, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse On November 7, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, held an unusual press…Abby DeshmanNovember 20, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingNot Criminally ResponsibleSex Offender Registries A Victory for Justice and Equality: SCC Finds Ontario Law Discriminates Based on Mental Disability In a strong decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that Ontario’s…Cara ZwibelNovember 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders During the first wave of COVID, we were quite critical of a number of the…Abby DeshmanNovember 19, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityUnreasonable Search & Seizure Guess Who’s Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner, Quebec? The Quebec government has put the police on the frontlines of the pandemic and placed…Abby DeshmanOctober 12, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PolicePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Quebec Doubles Down on Its Punitive Approach to COVID Quebec’s new COVID restrictions are simultaneously strict and bewildering. Millions of Quebeckers in the ‘red…Abby DeshmanOctober 5, 2020
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
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Face SurveillancePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSurveillance & PrivacySurveillance & TechnologyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Montreal Surveillance Tech Moratorium Presser CCLA urges Montréal City council to protect their constituents from identity and personal data theft.Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2020
Face SurveillancePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSurveillance & PrivacySurveillance & TechnologyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Montreal Councillor Rotrand’s Initiative to Mandate Accountability & Transparency We support Councillor Rotrand's initiative to mandate public accountability and transparency for surveillance technologies purchased,…Brenda McPhailSeptember 17, 2020