CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES CCLA Intervening Before Ontario Superior Court to Oppose Keeping Officer Names Secret in Police Accountability Cases TORONTO — The CCLA will appear today before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice as an…CCLAApril 9, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & Accountability CCLA intervening before Superior Court of Justice to ensure fair adjudication of police complaints The CCLA will appear before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice as an intervenor in…Shakir RahimApril 2, 2024
EQUALITYPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRacial Profiling CCLA Argues Before the Quebec Court of Appeal in Landmark Racial Profiling Case MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association will appear before the Court of Appeal of Quebec…CCLAMarch 5, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial Profiling CCLA intervening in major case on police background checks at Court of Appeal for Ontario The Court of Appeal for Ontario has granted leave to intervene to the CCLA in…Shakir RahimFebruary 15, 2024
Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Supreme Court endorses high threshold to dismiss abuse of process applications On April 28, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R. v.…Shakir RahimJune 15, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRefugees & Immigration CCLA and civil society concerned about flawed RCMP and CBSA oversight legislation While Bill C-20 is a crucial measure to ensure greater accountability of the Canada Border…CCLAJune 13, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRacial ProfilingUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Reacts to R v McColman Decision OTTAWA — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…CCLAMarch 27, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRace, Religion & Ethnicity Court agrees with CCLA that police background checks require oversight On February 27, 2023, the Divisional Court in Ontario released its decision in Khorsand v.…CCLAMarch 9, 2023
Deescalation & Use of ForcePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Police-involved deaths on the rise across Canada CCLA welcomes the launch of a publicly accessible online database tracking police-involved deaths across Canada.…Brenda McPhailFebruary 23, 2023