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
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
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
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeescalation & Use of ForcePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice 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
Arbitrary DetentionEDUCATIONEQUALITYGET INFORMEDGuidesIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPolice Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial ProfilingRight to CounselRight to SilenceUnreasonable Search & SeizureYouth CCLA Launches Latest Tool to Combat Carding & Racial Profiling The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) today released their next salvo in the fight against…Noa Mendelsohn AvivDecember 13, 2021
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