COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCOVID-19 & PrisonsEQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Canadian Rights During COVID-19: Interim Report on COVID’s Second Wave Who cares about laws and rights during a pandemic? We do at CCLA because the…CCLAMarch 30, 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
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEDemocratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES Premier Legault—It’s Time To Drop The Curfew The CCLA is speaking out against Premier Legault’s unjust Quebec curfew.CCLAMarch 23, 2021
EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSIndigenous PeopleRace, Religion & EthnicityRight to Protest Manitoba Law Society “Good Character” Process Undermines Truth and Reconciliation, Diversity and Equality The Canadian Civil Liberties Association sent a brief to the Manitoba Law Society asking it…CCLAMarch 17, 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
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Ongoing Issues Associated with Travel Restrictions In a letter dated March 10 we sent another letter to the federal government with…CCLAMarch 11, 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
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRight to Protest CCLA to NB Speaker: Don’t Interfere with Protests on Legislative Grounds Following concerning reports about the treatment of protesters during a demonstration at Parliament Square in…CCLAMarch 2, 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Better Safe Than Sorry is the Motto of a Police State The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Cara ZwibelFebruary 19, 2021
Freedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRegulation of Online Expression Regulating Social Media: Into the Unknown The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAFebruary 10, 2021