CCLA at the Supreme Court: What Happens When the Police Arrest You for a Non-Existent Offence?
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Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. It may be hard to believe, but earlier…
Cara ZwibelApril 18, 2019
Sex Offender Registries That Discriminate Against Those With Mental Illness Offend Charter Equality Guarantee
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Ontario’s highest court handed advocates a significant victory today, finding that the sex offender registration…
Cara ZwibelApril 4, 2019
CCLA at the Supreme Court: A Momentous Bail Decision for Automatic Reviews of Detention
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In R. v. Myers, the Supreme Court was tasked with interpreting a somewhat obscure Criminal…
Guest AuthorMarch 29, 2019
End to Solitary Confinement as We Know It
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In an extraordinary decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered an end to prolonged…
CCLAMarch 28, 2019
CCLA at The Supreme Court: When Can The Police Arrest You to ‘Protect’ You?
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How far can police officers go when initiating a “protective” arrest? Can innocent protestors be…
Guest AuthorMarch 21, 2019
CCLA to Ottawa: Call an SCC Reference
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Of the many tools at the disposal of a government in times of profound uncertainty,…
Michael BryantFebruary 23, 2019
No Remedy and No Right – SCC Strikes a Double Blow
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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…
Cara ZwibelFebruary 8, 2019
Shaving the Constitutional Tiger: Attorney General 101
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As the SNC-Lavalin prosecution controversy unfolds, Canadians are digging into a part of our constitution…
Michael BryantFebruary 8, 2019
The PMO has Discovered the Presumption of Innocence
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SNC-Gate might be the way the Kremlin works, wherein Putin officials manipulate the justice system…
Michael BryantFebruary 7, 2019
