Election FinanceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingVoting Rights CCLA Intervening at Ontario Court of Appeal on Importance of Political Expression and the Right to Vote The CCLA continues to work to ensure that governments do not overreach in exercising their…Cara ZwibelJune 14, 2022
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingVoting Rights CCLA makes its case against Ontario’s third party advertising restrictions On November 22, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court will hear arguments in the Working Families…Cara ZwibelNovember 18, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingPRESS RELEASESVoting Rights CCLA Calls on Elections Ontario to Disclose All MPP Complaints The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is calling on Elections Ontario to disclose how many…CCLAOctober 25, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical Advertising CCLA Joins Fight Against Ontario’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been granted permission to intervene in a case in…CCLASeptember 20, 2021
Democratic RightsElection Finance CCLA Will Seek Leave To Intervene CCLA will be seeking to intervene in Working Families’ new challenge to the third party…CCLAJune 22, 2021
Democratic RightsElection Finance 3rd Party Voices in 2018 Ontario Election After the Ontario Superior Court struck down limitations on 3rd party election spending as unconstitutional,…CCLAJune 11, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinancePRESS RELEASES Ontario Superior Court Strikes Down Third Party Spending Limits The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is celebrating another decisive win in Ontario Superior Court.…CCLAJune 8, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingRight to Protest Submissions Before Ontario Standing Committee on The Legislative Assembly re: Bill 254 When the Attorney General introduced these changes in the Assembly he framed them as putting…Cara ZwibelMarch 30, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSVoting Rights CCLA Before Supreme Court on Free Expression and Democracy On Tuesday, March 16, lawyers for the CCLA will be appearing before the Supreme Court…CCLAMarch 15, 2021
Democratic RightsElection FinanceFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical Advertising Proposed Election Finance Changes are Bad for Democracy Beware Canadian governments bearing legal gifts promising better democracy in 2021. Canada, and Ontario in…Cara ZwibelMarch 10, 2021