Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionRace, Religion & Ethnicity Coalition Calls on Government to Release COVID Information on Ontario Jails The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESSafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status Homelessness Advocates Take City Back to Court over COVID-19 Shelter Crisis Homelessness advocates are taking the City of Toronto back to court, to enforce the City’s…CCLAJuly 6, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRIVACYPrivacy During COVIDSurveillance & Technology Contact Tracing App in Canada: To Download or Not The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAJuly 3, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PoliceEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Stay Off the Grass: COVID-19 and Law Enforcement in Canada The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJune 23, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYPRIVACYVaccine Passports “Immunity Passports”: a New Journey to Inequality As we flounder about looking for ways out of the COVID-19 climate of fear, and…Brenda McPhailMay 26, 2020
COVID-19DisabilityEQUALITYIndigenous PeopleMAJOR CASES & REPORTSRace, Religion & EthnicitySafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA and Coalition Partners Help Toronto’s Homeless Population The City of Toronto has finally committed to enforceable physical distancing standards across its shelter…CCLAMay 19, 2020
EQUALITYLGBTQ2S+ CCLA and the 519 Write to PM: Alarming Increase of LGBTQ2S Abuse CCLA and the 519 Write to PM: Alarming Increase of LGBTQ2S Abuse.CCLAMay 7, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSYouth Children and Parents Belong Together, Especially During a Pandemic It has come to our attention that many Children’s Aid Societies have effectively cancelled all…Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020
COVID-19DisabilityEQUALITYIndigenous PeopleMAJOR CASES & REPORTSRace, Religion & EthnicitySafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA Defends Toronto’s Homeless Population Toronto has failed to protect homeless people in its over-crowded shelter and respite system –…Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 24, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA and Partners Question Government on Decision to Share COVID-19 Test Results with Police Last week police services across Ontario quietly got access to a new database – a…Abby DeshmanApril 23, 2020