A broad coalition of civil liberties, data privacy, refugee and migrant rights, and gender justice organizations strongly opposes the government’s introduction of Bill C-12, Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, which seeks to fast track, rather than address, many aspects of Bill C-2’s, Strong Borders Act, myriad problems. Civil society organizations are reiterating their call … Read more
As people across Canada come together to voice their concerns over the crisis in Gaza, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group is urgently calling on government, university, law enforcement and other officials to uphold the rights of freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association, as protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. “Recent … Read more
The International Civil Liberties MonitoringGroup released a statement: “While Bill C-20 is a crucial measure to ensure greater accountability of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the undersigned organizations are deeply troubled by the federal government’s lack of consultation or engagement with key civil society stakeholders in the development … Read more
The Canadian government must honour the recent Federal Court ruling ordering the repatriation of Canadians arbitrarily detained in northeast Syria and work to urgently bring them back to Canada, consistent with the country’s domestic and international law obligations. This call comes in an unprecedented open letter urging government action, signed by more than 110 members … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) welcomed the announcement from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) that it will be reviewing the activities of the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Review and Analysis Division (RAD). This was a key recommendation in ICLMG’s report on the CRA’s prejudiced audits of Muslim charities, released in … Read more
On March 9, the federal government introduced long-awaited amendments to the Criminal Code to allow Canadian organizations to carry out their vital international assistance work in Afghanistan and other regions under de facto control of an entity deemed by the government to be a terrorist group. As an initial reaction, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group stated: … Read more
Following a Federal Court ruling on Jan. 20, 2023, the Canadian government must act immediately to repatriate all Canadians being detained in northeast Syria. “Justice Henry Brown’s ruling makes it clear: The Canadian government has an obligation under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to ensure that its citizens detained in northeast Syria are able to return … Read more
The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics’s new report, Facial Recognition Technology and the Growing Power of Artificial Intelligence, demonstrates the urgent need for the federal government to regulate the use of facial recognition technology in Canada, said the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. “The unregulated use of facial recognition technology, especially by law enforcement, presents … Read more
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group issued a statement: “Despite the emergency declaration coming to an end, important questions and issues persist,” reads the statement. “We recognize how the implementation of extraordinary state and policing powers can have long lasting impacts, and that temporary measures can become permanently entrenched,” reads the statement. “It is crucial that even … Read more
On Sept. 14, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group sent an open letter to Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Prime Minister and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), and the leaders of the other political parties. Signed by 118 members of the legal profession and legal scholars in Canada, the letter calls on Lametti and his cabinet colleagues to take … Read more
