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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

Constitutional Remedies CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS PRIVACY Search & Seizure Unreasonable Search & Seizure

Supreme Court Dodges Key Issue in R. v. McGregor

A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. McGregor opted not to…

Cara ZwibelFebruary 21, 2023

The Guardian: Canada court rules random traffic stops are racist and unconstitutional

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/26/canada-court-police-traffic-stops-racial-profiling

Arbitrary Detention CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability PRESS RELEASES Race, Religion & Ethnicity Racial Profiling

Huge Victory Against Racial Profiling in Quebec Superior Court

MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (“CCLA”), as a party intervening in the case…

CCLAOctober 26, 2022

Arbitrary Detention CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Race, Religion & Ethnicity Racial Profiling

Landmark Racial Profiling Decision – Unofficial English Translation – Quebec Superior Court (select passages)

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION of Joseph-Christopher Luamba (Plaintiff) v Attorney General of Québec and Attorney General of…

CCLAOctober 25, 2022

Arbitrary Detention CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUALITY MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Race, Religion & Ethnicity Racial Profiling

Huge Victory Against Racial Profiling: Decision from Quebec Superior Court

Huge victory against racial profiling in Quebec! We were very happy to work in support…

CCLAOctober 25, 2022

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Right to Silence

Disappointing Supreme Court decision on ‘voluntary’ statements to the police

On October 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v…

Abby DeshmanOctober 14, 2022

Constitutional Remedies CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Police Coercion & Entrapment Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Prosecutorial Misconduct

CCLA at the Supreme Court to ensure meaningful adjudication of Charter claims

The CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada today arguing that courts should not…

Abby DeshmanOctober 4, 2022

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Deescalation & Use of Force Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Police Transparency, Oversight & Accountability

Death in Vancouver highlights lethality of “less lethal” weapons

On Monday morning Chris Amyotte, a 42-year-old father of seven from Winnipeg and member of…

Abby DeshmanAugust 25, 2022

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DNA Forensics EQUALITY Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability PRIVACY Race, Religion & Ethnicity Racial Profiling Refugees & Immigration Search & Seizure Unreasonable Search & Seizure

Human Rights Tribunal Finds Police DNA Sweep was Discriminatory

Earlier this week the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Ontario Provincial Police (“OPP”)…

Abby DeshmanAugust 23, 2022

Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

Police-involved deaths on the rise across Canada

Supreme Court Dodges Key Issue in R. v. McGregor

The Guardian: Canada court rules random traffic stops are racist and unconstitutional

Huge Victory Against Racial Profiling in Quebec Superior Court

Landmark Racial Profiling Decision – Unofficial English Translation – Quebec Superior Court (select passages)

Huge Victory Against Racial Profiling: Decision from Quebec Superior Court

Disappointing Supreme Court decision on ‘voluntary’ statements to the police

CCLA at the Supreme Court to ensure meaningful adjudication of Charter claims

Death in Vancouver highlights lethality of “less lethal” weapons

Human Rights Tribunal Finds Police DNA Sweep was Discriminatory

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