Harini Sivalingam,lawyer and director of the equality program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), issued a statement: “CCLA has serious concerns about the constitutionality of the changes to Policy 713 in New Brunswick and the deeply flawed process that led to these changes. The Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development’s most recent revisions … Read more
The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the John Howard Society of Canada and the Black Legal Action Centre are demanding changes to bail reform, warning that the planned changes are dangerous and will degrade public safety. In a letter sent to the Premiers, civil society groups sounded the alarm. The Premiers … Read more
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has joined the “Right 2 Your Face” Coalition which is concerned with the government’s response to the House’s Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee report, Facial Recognition Technology and the Growing Power of Artificial Intelligence. Right 2 Your Face has sent a letter to the government and calls for immediate action to … Read more
Harini Sivalingam, lawyer and director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, issued a statement on the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision on the Safe Third Country Agreement (SCTA): “The STCA remains a significant barrier for many vulnerable refugees entering Canada seeking safety and protection from persecution. While the SCC found … Read more
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group national coordinator Tim McSorley released a statement regarding the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision in Canada v. Boloh 1(a): “The Federal Court of Appeal’s recent decision on Canadians indefinitely imprisoned in northeastern Syria is deeply troubling. The ruling ignores the clear and undeniable fact that the Canadian government’s actions (and inaction) amount to … Read more
Shakir Rahim, director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, issued a statement: “The federal government’s introduction of Bill C-48 will not make the public safer. Every person in Canada has a constitutional right under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to not be denied liberty or reasonable bail without just cause,” he said. … Read more
Tashi Alford-Duguid, staff lawyer at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, issued a statement: “The Liberal Party of Canada has just confirmed that it has stopped its use of facial recognition technology (FRT) for identification purposes in nomination races in British Columbia while being investigated by the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner,” she said. “We continue to … Read more
Shakir Rahim, director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, reacted to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v McColman in which the court has confirmed police do not have the authority to conduct random sobriety stops on private property: “This is a victory for all concerned with police awarding themselves new and novel … Read more
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced a new legal victory on the first anniversary of the invocation of the Emergencies Act.”The government had tools other than the Emergencies Act. We are arguing in court that it did not meet the high legal threshold to invoke the act. There was a blockade in Ottawa that … Read more
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is demanding the release of all video footage related to the death of Nicous D’Andre Spring, a 21 year-old black man who died violently while illegally detained at the Bordeaux Prison last month. “The family and the public urgently deserve answers about what happened to Mr. Spring. We are calling for … Read more
