Outlining the New Canadian “No Fly” Regime
In September, policy director and author Michael Vonn of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) wrote an article about the new policies Bill C-51 has brought in to the [...]
BCCLA and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers Launch Legal Challenge
On September 26th, 2016, the BCCLA and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) challenged the current government to protect the rights of Canadians who are facing revocation of their Canadian [...]
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) Challenges Health and Human Rights in Prisons
We have previously written posts that have cited the far-from-humanitarian practices of prisons in Canada. This includes issues regarding the abuse of solitary confinement, the poor treatment towards the mentally [...]
Queen V. Oswald Villaroman: Can a person be held accountable for files on their computer?
Early last year, Quebec resident Oscar Villaroman challenged his 2013 conviction for possession of child pornography. The Alberta Court of Appeals overturned the conviction as it excluded other possibilities as [...]
Stingray Surveillance and its Use by the VPD
Recently, an article was written by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) summing up the ongoing debate of the highly controversial use of Stingrays by the Vancouver Police Department [...]
BCCLA and Additional Claimants: The Death with Dignity Case
In 2011, several claimants challenged the Federal Court of Canada against the laws that surround an ill person’s ability to end their life with the help of a physician. The [...]
Solitary Confinement Reform in Canadian Prisons
On January 19, 2015, the BCCLA and John Howard Society sued the Federal government over issues regarding solitary confinement in Canadian prisons. The lawsuit describes that the use of solitary [...]
Canada Introduces Bill-C16 to Fight Transphobia
As a response to heated debates taking place next door in the U.S, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that legislation ensuring “full protection” of transgender Canadians would be tabled [...]
The B.C Civil Liberties Association and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
In April of 2015, the B.C Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) reacted to two Supreme Court of Canada decisions which deemed some of the previous government’s legislation regarding criminal law unconstitutional. [...]
Recent Changes to Canadian Legislation: The Repeal of Bill C-24 under the Citizenship Act
In 2014, Bill C-24 stirred up huge controversy. Essentially, the bill offered two tiers of citizenship – natural born and naturalized – a convoluted and rather controversial move that differentiated [...]