Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Protecting the Forgotten During Canada’s Response to Coronavirus: The Jailed Canada must protect those who are often forgotten in a crisis: legally innocent people held…CCLAMarch 19, 2020
COVID-19Democratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Balancing Public Health with the Rights of Canadians CCLA speaks to various media outlets across the country to discuss the importance of upholding…CCLAMarch 19, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility CCLA Wants to Bring Canadians Home. Now. The federal government announces that symptomatic Canadians stuck abroad will be able to come back…CCLAMarch 19, 2020
COVID-19FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobility What are the Human Rights Implications of Quarantine Orders? Public officials must ensure that the quarantined have adequate living conditions and the effective right…CCLAMarch 19, 2020
COVID-19COVID-19 & Law Enforcement Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Quarantine Law This post discusses the civil liberties implications of the coronavirus quarantines taking place in 2020…CCLAMarch 12, 2020
PRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City Statement On The Reset Of The Quayside Project Today’s news that Sidewalk Labs has withdrawn from pursuing the project is a victory for…Brenda McPhailMarch 7, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal by Government against CCLA’s Challenge of Solitary Confinement Laws Today, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision granting the government of Canada leave…CCLAFebruary 13, 2020
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTSRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen 2020 Quebec Superior Court Suspending Bill 21 is an urgent matter. We were before the Quebec Court of Appeal…Noa Mendelsohn AvivDecember 20, 2019
Bill 21EQUALITYFreedom of ReligionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & EthnicityRefugees & ImmigrationWomen Seeking to Appeal Interim Decision on Bill 21 CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS SEEK LEAVE TO APPEAL BILL 21 DECISION NCCM & CCLA file an…CCLAJuly 23, 2019
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSMass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA Joins Rights Groups Challenging Mass Surveillance In Europe Following last year’s victory in which the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found the…Brenda McPhailJuly 10, 2019