Device SearchesPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY Statement on the RCMP’s Use of Spyware The RCMP uses spyware against Canadians in targeted investigations. The revelation was buried in a…CCLAJune 30, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionPRIVACYSearch & SeizureSearch & SeizureSurveillance & PrivacyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Canadian Civil Liberties Association launches constitutional challenge to Ontario’s strip search law The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a woman with personal experience have launched a major…Abby DeshmanJune 20, 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
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDevice SearchesFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Applying the Charter Outside of Canada Does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to the actions of law enforcement…Cara ZwibelMay 16, 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 JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure SCC Rules on Constitutionality of Post-Arrest Searches of Houses On Friday April 8 the Supreme Court released its ruling in R v Stairs, a…Abby DeshmanApril 12, 2022
Police Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA to Appear Before the Supreme Court in Police Search and Seizure Case The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in the upcoming…CCLAJune 11, 2021
PRIVACYSearch & Seizure Shoppers Not Suspects Shoplifting problem? What shoplifting problem? Retailers need to stop illegal searches of their customers. The…Michael BryantNovember 13, 2019
Arbitrary DetentionEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & Seizure Victory at The Supreme Court: A Fight for Everyone’s Right to Privacy and Equality (R v. Le) Victory! Today, the Supreme Court rendered a monumental decision recognizing that police carding in a…CCLAMay 31, 2019
Arbitrary DetentionEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYRace, Religion & EthnicityReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & Seizure CCLA at the Supreme Court: The Worst Carding Case in Canadian History? On Friday May 31st, the Supreme Court of Canada is going to release its decision…Noa Mendelsohn AvivMay 30, 2019