Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Statement on Ford Seeking Judicial Review OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), made the…CCLAOctober 24, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Premier Ford Must Testify OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), made the…CCLAOctober 20, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Statement on Public Order Emergency Commission Proceedings of October 17-18 OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), made the…CCLAOctober 18, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Statement on Public Order Emergency Commission Proceedings of October 14 OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…CCLAOctober 14, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Rouleau Warns of Tight Timelines, But Government Took Maximum Amount of Time to Appoint Commissioner OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made its opening statement at the Public Order Emergency…CCLAOctober 13, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Government Had Other Options Than The Emergencies Act OTTAWA — The Government of Canada had options other than the emergencies act, the Canadian…CCLAOctober 12, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Federal Court Releases Decision on Cabinet Confidences Motion Abby Deshman, Director of the Criminal Justice program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made…Abby DeshmanSeptember 1, 2022
Democratic RightsEmergencies ActFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA in Federal Court, Fighting to Hold Government Accountable for Unprecedented Emergencies Act Use CCLA is in federal court today to protect meaningful judicial review of government action. The…Abby DeshmanAugust 8, 2022
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
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementDemocratic RightsEmergencies ActMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reaction to the Revocation of the Declaration of Emergency We welcome the government’s decision to revoke the proclamation of emergency – it is overdue.…Abby DeshmanFebruary 23, 2022