COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSYouth Children and Parents Belong Together, Especially During a Pandemic It has come to our attention that many Children’s Aid Societies have effectively cancelled all…Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020
COVID-19DisabilityEQUALITYIndigenous PeopleMAJOR CASES & REPORTSRace, Religion & EthnicitySafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA Defends Toronto’s Homeless Population Toronto has failed to protect homeless people in its over-crowded shelter and respite system –…Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 24, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA Questions Ottawa Policing Ignorance of the law is ordinarily an invalid defence. But nothing is ordinary about a…CCLAApril 24, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing CCLA to Ontario: Clarify How People Can Fight Fines Two days ago we wrote to the Ontario government about the fact that people are…Cara ZwibelApril 24, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA and Partners Question Government on Decision to Share COVID-19 Test Results with Police Last week police services across Ontario quietly got access to a new database – a…Abby DeshmanApril 23, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementMAJOR CASES & REPORTS CCLA to Ontario: Fix COVID Tix Process Currently, under section 9 of the Provincial Offences Act, an individual is deemed not to…Cara ZwibelApril 23, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Letter to Correctional Service of Canada We express our deep concern regarding the health and well-being of the inmates and staff…Abby DeshmanApril 22, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Too Many COVID Charges, Too Many Tickets, Too Many Fines. Too many COVID charges, too many tickets, too many fines. It’s a public health crisis,…Michael BryantApril 21, 2020
COVID-19DisabilityEQUALITYIndigenous PeopleMAJOR CASES & REPORTSRace, Religion & EthnicitySafe SheltersSocio-Economic Status CCLA with Coalition Warns Legal Action Against City of Toronto for Failure to Support Homeless People Toronto has failed to protect homeless people in its over-crowded shelter and respite system –…Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 21, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Data Surveillance by Canadian Governments as COVID Response: CCLA’s Privacy Protection Prescription We are writing you about the use of technologically-mediated surveillance as a public health response…Brenda McPhailApril 20, 2020