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5 Trends to Watch in 2012
Sat, 12/31/2011 - 03:35The Canadian Civil Liberties Association looks ahead to the issues that Canadians will face in 2012:
1. The Cybersurveillance Bill
The government has promised that it will re-introduce its lawful access legislation without any major changes. Previous versions of these bills gave law enforcement more powers [...]
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Call for Guidelines Regarding Non-Disclosure of HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections
Fri, 12/23/2011 - 11:44In light of some very serious charges laid against individuals who had, in a variety of circumstances, not disclosed their HIV status to sexual partners, CCLA has written to the Attorney General for Ontario calling on him to develop guidelines concerning the criminal investigation and prosecution of allegations of non-disclosure of HIV and other sexually [...]
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Why do you support civil liberties?
Fri, 12/23/2011 - 09:04In 2011, we asked our donors to tell us why they support civil liberties. We gathered all the responses we received, and create the word cloud below to show what’s important to our supporters. Enjoy!
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Federal government responds to call for G20 review
Wed, 12/21/2011 - 12:21On February 28, 2011, the CCLA wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, reiterating the continued necessity for a broad public inquiry into the events surrounding the G20. On December 1, 2011, we received a reply from the current Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews.
To read the response from Minister Toews click here. To [...]
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CCLA Concerned about Police Presence During Campus Protest
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 13:29On November 10, 2011 some students at McGill University occupied an administration building and a larger protest took place outside the building on campus. Riot police were called to the scene and dispersed the crowd using pepper spray. There are also allegations that protesters and passersby were struck with batons. Student protests have long been [...]
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CCLA argues for independent investigation of retired police officers – again
Tue, 12/13/2011 - 08:23On December 13, 2011, the CCLA intervened at the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case of Metcalf v. Scott to argue that Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (“SIU”) has the authority to investigate potentially criminal conduct committed by a police officer who has retired since the time of the incident. The SIU [...]
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CCLA Intervenes at Federal Court in Warman v. Lemire
Tue, 12/13/2011 - 07:11Lawyers representing the CCLA will be arguing in the Federal Court of Canada today in the case of Warman v. Lemire. This case concerns the constitutionality of the hate speech provisions in the Canadian Human Rights Act. In a ruling released in September 2009, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the Act’s hate speech [...]
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Human Rights Day 2011
Sat, 12/10/2011 - 12:19This speech was delivered by CCLA General Counsel Nathalie Des Rosiers on Saturday, December 10, on the International Human Rights Day event hosted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) Canadian Ethnocultural Council (CEC) with the participation of the Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA)
“Human Rights Day began in 1950 to commemorate the Universal Declaration of [...]
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Supreme Court to Consider Issue of Niqab in the Courtroom
Thu, 12/08/2011 - 08:20The Supreme Court of Canada will consider an appeal which looks at the issue of whether a sexual assault complainant may testify in Court while wearing a niqab for religious reasons. The case, on appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal, arose when one of the defendants in a sexual assault case claimed that his [...]
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Press Release: CCLA Reacts To Canada-U.S. Border Deal Statement; Concerned About Implications For Privacy Rights
Wed, 12/07/2011 - 16:53
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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