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CCLA Intervening in UBC Case to Defend Inclusive and Rights-Respecting University Policies
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (138+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA Intervening in UBC Case to Defend Inclusive and Rights-Respecting University Policies Toronto " The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will be intervening in the case of Irvine et al v University of British Columbia to support that…...
CCLA Endorses Calls for Black Representation and Explicit Recognition of Anti-Black Racism on New Advisory Council
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (233+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA Endorses Calls for Black Representation and Explicit Recognition of Anti-Black Racism on New Advisory Council TORONTO, ON " The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) joins other members of the National Employment Equity Council (NEC) in calling on…...
CCLA Urges MPs to Adopt Senate Amendments to Bill C-14 on Bail Reform
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (170+ words) Home " CRIMINAL JUSTICE " CCLA Urges MPs to Adopt Senate Amendments to Bill C-14 on Bail Reform The Canadian Civil Liberties Association urges the House of Commons to adopt the amendments passed by the Senate to Bill C-14. Shakir Rahim, Director of the…...
CCLA Welcomes Historic Waterloo Court Decision Vindicating Rights of Unhoused People
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (326+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA Welcomes Historic Waterloo Court Decision Vindicating Rights of Unhoused People TORONTO " The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) welcomes the Ontario Superior Court of Justice landmark decision affirming that unhoused people are entitled to full constitutional protection…...
Op-Ed: Expanding Arrest Powers Won't Make Transit Safer
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (23+ words) While federal political parties resist any form of privacy protection, a new poll finds Canadians do not trust them to protect their data....
CCLA responds to the introduction of Bill 596, which would limit the use of the notwithstanding clause in Quebec
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (274+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA responds to the introduction of Bill 596, which would limit the use of the notwithstanding clause in Quebec Montreal " On 7 May 2026, Ana's Bussi'res Mc Nicoll, Quebec spokesperson and director of Fundamental Freedoms for the Canadian Civil Liberties…...
CCLA Remarks On Bill C-14 Restricting Bail
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (76+ words) Home " CRIMINAL JUSTICE " CCLA Remarks On Bill C-14 Restricting Bail On April 22, 2026, Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, testified on Bill C-14 restricting bail before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. The CCLA submitted a comprehensive brief…...
CCLA Congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on Her Appointment as Canada's Next Governor-General - CCLA
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (194+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA Congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on Her Appointment as Canada's Next Governor-General CCLA is grateful for Justice Arbour's substantial contributions to our work for justice and rights for all people in Canada as a past Board member,…...
CCLA Congratulates Justice Louise Arbour on Her Appointment as Canada's Next Governor-General
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (23+ words) While federal political parties resist any form of privacy protection, a new poll finds Canadians do not trust them to protect their data....
CCLA Condemns Ontario's Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (384+ words) Home " PRESS RELEASES " CCLA Condemns Ontario's Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables TORONTO " The Canadian Civil Liberties Association expressed profound disappointment and alarm following the Ontario government's decision to proceed with regulations granting transit enforcement agents sweeping police-equivalent…...