National SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy Fix C-26: Cybersecurity Bill is Short on Rights Protections and Accountability Bill C-26 is yet another example, in an increasingly long list, of legislation that would…Brenda McPhailOctober 17, 2022
National SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy ETHI Report on Facial Recognition Technology Released Canada lacks an appropriate legal framework to regulate facial recognition technology, and without it, there…Brenda McPhailOctober 5, 2022
National SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Privacy Joint Letter of Concern regarding Bill C-26 September 28, 2022 To: The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public…Brenda McPhailSeptember 28, 2022
Device SearchesIntelligence & CybersecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & PrivacySurveillance & Technology CCLA Calls for Moratorium on RCMP Surveillance ‘Tools’ Brenda McPhail, Director of Privacy Technology and Surveillance Program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAAugust 9, 2022
Border TechnologyDevice SearchesPRIVACY Oral Submissions on Bill S-7 Regarding Privacy and Device Searches at the Border Oral Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD) regarding Bill…Brenda McPhailJune 1, 2022
Border TechnologyDevice SearchesPRIVACYTravel Screening Phone Searches at the Border: Bill S-7 Fails to Protect Privacy Bill S-7, introduced to provide a threshold for device searches at the border, fails to…Brenda McPhailMay 16, 2022
Criminal Prohibitions on SpeechFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSNational SecurityPRIVACY National Security and Parliament’s Role – CCLA Intervening in Ontario Case Should our elected representatives on a committee to oversee our national security agencies have the…Cara ZwibelJanuary 21, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDecriminalizationEQUALITYInformation SharingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYUnreasonable Search & SeizureWomen CCLA’s Submissions on Bill 251 On May 13, 2021, the CCLA provided written submissions on Ontario’s Bill 251, the Combating…Abby DeshmanMay 20, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICENational SecurityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Open Letter to Federal Leaders: Do not Expand Anti-Terrorism Laws in Name of Anti-Racism The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAFebruary 22, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEInformation Sharing CCLA to Attorney General: Emergency Management of the Justice Sector Now Needed In particular, I am writing about three matters: emergency funding of provincial legal aid services;…Michael BryantMarch 22, 2020