EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionPRESS RELEASES NCCM and CCLA Litigating Prayer Ban MONTREAL — The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), and…CCLAJune 13, 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
DefamationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSLGBTQ2S+ SLAPPs, Speech, and Standing Up for Equality CCLA appears before the Supreme Court of Canada in key defamation case of Hansman v…CCLAMay 23, 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
Freedom of AssociationFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA Fighting to Protect Freedom of Association for All Workers at the Supreme Court of Canada The CCLA is intervening before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case that will…Cara ZwibelApril 12, 2023
Access to InformationDemocratic RightsFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CCLA Fighting for Transparency and Openness before the Supreme Court The CCLA is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ontario v. Information and…Cara ZwibelApril 12, 2023
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRegulation of Online Expression CCLA speaks out on guiding principles for Canada’s upcoming online safety proposal CCLA has joined with 12 other civil society organizations to release a joint statement addressed…Cara ZwibelMarch 21, 2023
Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolitical AdvertisingPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to Working Families Decision OTTAWA — Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), reacted to…CCLAMarch 6, 2023
Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of the PressFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Read our op-ed inspired by Freedom to Read Week by Cara Zwibel, Director, Fundamental Freedoms Program Last Spring Sotheby’s auction house sold off a copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale…Cara ZwibelFebruary 24, 2023
Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Supreme Court Dodges Key Issue in R. v. McGregor A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. McGregor opted not to…Cara ZwibelFebruary 21, 2023