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Government once again fails to protect privacy in political caimpaigning
1+ week, 1+ day ago (291+ words) Home " PRIVACY " Government once again fails to protect privacy in political caimpaigning The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is disappointed with the federal government's failure to live up to its commitment and adopt meaningful privacy protections for political parties. Last…...
Bill 97 threatens privacy and public accountability in Ontario
1+ week, 2+ day ago (865+ words) Home " FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS " Freedom of Expression " Access to Information " Ontario's Bill 97 threatens government accountability and privacy The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is raising serious concerns over Ontario Bill 97, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), warning that it…...
Alberta Education Bill Entrenches Censorship in Schools
1+ week, 2+ day ago (185+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " Alberta Education Bill Entrenches Censorship in Schools Bill 25 gives the Alberta government new powers to determine what constitutes "political" or "ideological" content in classrooms. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) warns that such broad and undefined powers…...
CCLA Questions University Of Alberta Move To Eliminate EDI Commitments In Hiring
1+ week, 4+ day ago (321+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA Questions University Of Alberta Move To Eliminate EDI Commitments In Hiring TORONTO'The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) warned the University of Alberta about the dangers of dropping EDI considerations from recruitment and hiring policy. Instead of…...
CCLA Condemns Quebec Move To Expand Forced Treatment And Involuntary Hospitalization
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (228+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA Condemns Quebec Move To Expand Forced Treatment And Involuntary Hospitalization TORONTO " The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is raising serious concerns over Quebec government's newly introduced legislation that lowers the legal threshold for involuntary hospitalization and…...
Passing of Bill C-12 is an Attack on Refugee and Migrant Rights in Canada
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (273+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " Passing of Bill C-12 is an Attack on Refugee and Migrant Rights in Canada Bill C-12 sets the current and future governments on a dangerous path by limiting the ability to seek refugee protection in Canada, enabling the mass…...
Olympic Committee's New Eligibility Rules Exclude Transgender Athletes and Expands Policing of Women's Bodies
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (289+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " Olympic Committee's New Eligibility Rules Exclude Transgender Athletes and Expands Policing of Women's Bodies TORONTO " Recent changes announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) mark a significant shift away from the Olympic Movement's stated commitments to dignity,…...
Marathon Four-Day Hearing on Quebec's Bill 21 Concludes at the Supreme Court of Canada
2+ week, 1+ day ago (272+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " Marathon Four-Day Hearing on Quebec's Bill 21 Concludes at the Supreme Court of Canada OTTAWA "Today marked the conclusion of a four-day hearing"one of the longest in the history of the Supreme Court of Canada"on Quebec's…...
Alberta's Proposed MAID Restrictions Threaten Patient Rights and Autonomy
3+ week, 1+ day ago (291+ words) Domicile " COMMUNIQU'S DE PRESSE " Alberta's Proposed MAID Restrictions Threaten Patient Rights and Autonomy TORONTO'The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) expresses deep concern over the Government of Alberta's proposed Bill 18, which would significantly restrict access to medical assistance in dying (MAID)…...
Bill 21 at the SCC: Day 2
2+ week, 3+ day ago (247+ words) Domicile " COMMUNIQU'S DE PRESSE " Bill 21 at the SCC: Day 2 On the second day of hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of Bill 21, the Quebec government and three other respondents attempted to justify an unjustifiable law. Together,…...