COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Ad Hoc Tribunals During Public Emergencies We can be justifiably smug in Canada about our internationally renowned independent judiciary, in contrast…Michael BryantDecember 4, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility BC Travel Restrictions Unconstitutional, No New Fines Needed The Canadian and British Columbia Civil Liberties Associations are raising concerns about travel restrictions expected…CCLANovember 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse On November 7, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, held an unusual press…Abby DeshmanNovember 20, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders During the first wave of COVID, we were quite critical of a number of the…Abby DeshmanNovember 19, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYYouth COVID Shines a Light on Need for Reform of Ontario’s Child Protection System The pandemic has amplified many of the problems with our child protection system. There have…Cara ZwibelNovember 19, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACYPrivacy During COVID Hybrid Classes Raise Privacy Risks Our organization has received several calls from teachers in your Board expressing their feelings of…Brenda McPhailNovember 18, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Memorandum to Ministers Responsible for Human Rights This memorandum sets forth the Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s (CCLA) submissions for FPT Ministers responsible…CCLANovember 10, 2020
COVID-19EDUCATIONFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility CCLA to NB: Do not Deny Students Access to Their Schools Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) to object to the government’s unlawful treatment of students from…Cara ZwibelNovember 10, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Seeking Information About the Province’s Self-Isolation Order for Persons Entering Manitoba The province of Manitoba currently has a self-isolation requirement for individuals entering the province from…Cara ZwibelOctober 30, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility Why Mobility Rights Continue to Matter Why we’re appealing the decision of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court of a few…Cara ZwibelOctober 28, 2020