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COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology Vaccine Passports

CCLA Debates Vaccine Passports on TVO.org: Our Letter that Sparked the Debate

We are writing you about the bad idea floated from an Ontario executive podium respecting…

Michael BryantDecember 14, 2020

COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

Mandatory Vaccination Laws: What Laws?

The Charter of Rights would have something to say about a law mandating vaccinations, if…

CCLADecember 10, 2020

COVID-19 PRIVACY Surveillance & Technology Vaccine Passports

Proof of Vaccination

Ontario’s health minister openly suggested that people who don’t have proof they’ve chosen to receive…

Brenda McPhailDecember 9, 2020

COVID-19 CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing

Ad Hoc Tribunals During Public Emergencies

We can be justifiably smug in Canada about our internationally renowned independent judiciary, in contrast…

Michael BryantDecember 4, 2020

PODCAST Solitary Confinement

Justice Vs. Solitary Confinement: Torture in Canadian Prisons

Justice Vs. looks at how solitary confinement is used within the Canadian criminal justice system,…

CCLANovember 30, 2020

Police Transparency, Oversight & Accountability Refugees & Immigration

CBSA Oversight and Ebrahim Toure

We renew our calls for the establishment of an independent, civilian-led oversight commission with a…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivNovember 26, 2020

COVID-19 FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Mobility

BC Travel Restrictions Unconstitutional, No New Fines Needed

The Canadian and British Columbia Civil Liberties Associations are raising concerns about travel restrictions expected…

CCLANovember 20, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse

On November 7, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, held an unusual press…

Abby DeshmanNovember 20, 2020

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Records & Collateral Consequences Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Not Criminally Responsible Sex Offender Registries

A Victory for Justice and Equality: SCC Finds Ontario Law Discriminates Based on Mental Disability

In a strong decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that Ontario’s…

Cara ZwibelNovember 20, 2020

COVID-19 COVID-19 & Law Enforcement CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders

During the first wave of COVID, we were quite critical of a number of the…

Abby DeshmanNovember 19, 2020

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CCLA is always working to protect your civil liberties.

CCLA Debates Vaccine Passports on TVO.org: Our Letter that Sparked the Debate

Mandatory Vaccination Laws: What Laws?

Proof of Vaccination

Ad Hoc Tribunals During Public Emergencies

Justice Vs. Solitary Confinement: Torture in Canadian Prisons

CBSA Oversight and Ebrahim Toure

BC Travel Restrictions Unconstitutional, No New Fines Needed

COVID-19 Fines Will Likely Make Pandemic Worse

A Victory for Justice and Equality: SCC Finds Ontario Law Discriminates Based on Mental Disability

A Civil Liberties Take on Canada’s Second Wave of COVID-19 Emergency Orders

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