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Bill 21 @ SCC: Join Us for Two Webinars

CCLA is organizing two webinars in March to discuss its challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 26, 2026

Democratic Emergency in Quebec EQUALITY Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause Race, Religion & Ethnicity Right to Protest

CCLA Files Submission on Quebec’s Bill 9

On February 9th, 2026, the CCLA sent its written submission on Quebec's Bill 9 to…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollFebruary 10, 2026

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS LGBTQ2S+Life, Liberty & Security Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES Youth

CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law

TORONTO — Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of…

Aaden PearsonDecember 10, 2025

Democratic Emergency in Quebec EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES

More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 1

Montreal, December 4, 2025 – A broad coalition of Quebec civil society organizations, including the Ligue…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollDecember 4, 2025

Democratic Emergency in Quebec EQUALITY Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES Race, Religion & Ethnicity Right to Protest

Quebec’s Bill 9 Is a Direct Attack on the Fundamental Freedoms of All Quebecers

In collaboration with the Ligue des droits et libertés, our Fundamental Freedoms program director Anaïs…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 28, 2025

Democratic Emergency in Quebec EQUALITY Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES Race, Religion & Ethnicity Right to Protest

Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism

MONTREAL — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) denounces Quebec’s Bill 9, tabled today, as yet another…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 27, 2025

Democratic Emergency in Quebec FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause

Quebec’s Bill 1: An Illegitimate Bill with Authoritarian Overtones

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has just submitted its brief on Bill 1—the Quebec…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollNovember 25, 2025

EQUALITY FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES

CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth

The CCLA calls on the Alberta government to uphold the rule of law, respect the…

Aaden PearsonNovember 18, 2025

Freedom of Association FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES

Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Force Teachers Back to Work is a Dangerous Abuse of Power

"The Alberta government’s decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work…

Anaïs Bussières McNicollOctober 28, 2025

EQUALITY LGBTQ2S+Notwithstanding Clause PRESS RELEASES Youth

Joint Statement from Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations on Alberta’s Proposed Use of the Notwithstanding Clause

OTTAWA — The BC Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Ligue…

CCLAOctober 9, 2025

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Bill 21 @ SCC: Join Us for Two Webinars

CCLA Files Submission on Quebec’s Bill 9

CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law

More than 300 organizations call for the withdrawal of Quebec’s Bill 1

Quebec’s Bill 9 Is a Direct Attack on the Fundamental Freedoms of All Quebecers

Quebec’s Bill 9 Masks Discrimination as Secularism

Quebec’s Bill 1: An Illegitimate Bill with Authoritarian Overtones

CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth

Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Force Teachers Back to Work is a Dangerous Abuse of Power

Joint Statement from Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations on Alberta’s Proposed Use of the Notwithstanding Clause

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