Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Calls on the Ontario Speaker to Lift His Ban on Keffiyehs TORONTO — Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAApril 25, 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
Bill 21EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity Extending the use of Notwithstanding Clause in Bill 21 is a grave injustice TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAFebruary 13, 2024
Democratic RightsEQUALITYFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Freedom of Expression, the Right to Protest, and Academic Freedom in a Time of Crisis The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) recognizes that in times of crisis, it is all…CCLANovember 11, 2023
EQUALITYPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity NCCM and CCLA Continue to Challenge Quebec’s School Prayer Ban MONTREAL — The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)…CCLAJuly 17, 2023
EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityWomenYouth NCCM AND CCLA LAUNCH JOINT CHALLENGE TO QUEBEC GOVERNMENT’S BAN ON PRAYERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Montreal, Quebec)—The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), and…Harini SivalangamMay 26, 2023
EQUALITYRace, Religion & EthnicityWomen CCLA Submission on Anti-Black Racism at the Canadian Human Rights Commission Harini Sivalingam (Director of Equality Program) delivered the following statement to the Senate Human Rights…CCLAMay 15, 2023
Freedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Reacts to Quebec Directive on Prayer Spaces in Public Schools TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Lawyer and Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil…CCLAApril 24, 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
Arbitrary DetentionCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRacial 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