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https://ccla.org/privacy/privacy-law-reform/its-time-to-modernize-the-laws-that-protect-our-privacy-rights/
Sep 22, 2021 - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting protests in the...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/right-to-protest/ccla-follows-up-on-yorku-strike/
Oct 26, 2021 - The following letter was sent to Ms. Lucy Fromowitz on May 30, 2018.
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https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/bill-21/ccla-remarks-on-bill-21-judgment-by-the-quebec-superior-court/
Sep 15, 2021 - Today is judgment day on Bill 21. A complex decision was handed down by the Quebec Superior Court that recognizes the inordinate harms done to individuals who...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/surveillance-technology/smart-cities/statement-on-the-reset-of-the-quayside-project/
Sep 3, 2021 - Today’s news that Sidewalk Labs has withdrawn from pursuing the project is a victory for privacy and democracy, clearing the way for a reset of the Quayside...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/mobility/seeking-information-about-the-provinces-self-isolation-order-for-persons-entering-manitoba/
Sep 1, 2021 - The province of Manitoba currently has a self-isolation requirement for individuals entering the province from some parts of the country, but not others....
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https://ccla.org/criminal-justice/police-powers-accountability/ontarios-policing-reform-legislation-can-still-be-improved/
Jun 15, 2021 - The Canadian Civilian Liberties Association has long advocated for policing reform in Ontario. For decades, policing in the province has been by plagued by...
policingreformlegislationstillimproved
https://ccla.org/equality/contact-tracing-app-in-canada-to-download-or-not/
Sep 15, 2021 - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting protests in the...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/surveillance-technology/demanding-our-privacy-rights-get-a-seat-at-the-table/
Sep 21, 2021 - CCLA is going to court to reset the Waterfront Toronto/Sidewalk Labs smart city project. A lot of people say, “wait for the plan, nothing has happened yet.
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https://ccla.org/equality/canada-has-its-own-legacy-of-racist-policies-to-confront/
Sep 15, 2021 - Canadians are shocked and grieving after Sunday’s shooting at a Quebec City mosque that killed six people and injured at least a dozen more, all Muslims,...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/search-seizure/supreme-court-finds-a-reasonable-expectation-of-privacy-in-shared-computer/
Sep 22, 2021 - In a decision released today in R v Reeves, the Supreme Court ruled that each Canadian has a reasonable expectation of privacy in their computer, even if they...
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https://ccla.org/equality/lgbtq2s/ccla-statement-of-support-for-abortion-rights-and-lgbtq-healthcare-now-protest/
Sep 15, 2021 - The role of the government is to protect the health of its citizens. It is not to erect barriers that hurt vulnerable women, girls, and trans folks, or to...
abortion rightscclastatementsupportamp
https://www.ccla.co.uk/investments/strategy/equities
equitiesccla
https://ccla.org/our-work/equality/
Jan 23, 2024
equalityccla
https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/nb-abortion-rights/ccla-files-for-public-interest-standing-in-new-brunswick-abortion-lawsuit/
Jun 17, 2021 - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has begun the process of taking New Brunswick to court over its abortion restrictions by issuing a formal demand...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/democratic-rights/know-your-rights-for-ontarians/
Sep 8, 2021 - Knowing your rights is an important tool to help you recognize when your rights have been violated. Asserting your rights in interactions with law enforcement...
knowrightsccla
https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/right-to-protest/ccla-talks-right-to-protest-at-university-of-chicago-law-school/
Jun 13, 2021 - Last week, CCLA’s Director of Public Safety, Rob De Luca, participated in consultation sessions with our partners in the International Civil Liberties...
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https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/youth-in-detention-deserve-better-education-ccla-research-report/
Nov 30, 2021 - CCLA’s report concludes that there are significant differences in the quality and quantity of formal education received by youth in different detention...
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https://ccla.org/equality/socio-economic-status/the-city-of-toronto-breached-the-agreement-to-protect-those-experiencing-homelessness/
Sep 1, 2021 - The City of Toronto breached the agreement to protect those experiencing homelessness, and we are taking them back to court on October 1. The City of Toronto...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/search-seizure/privacy-protectors-teens-reflect-on-privacy-in-digital-age/
Jun 14, 2021 - A group of teens aged 13-19 from across Canada worked over two school years to learn more about privacy and how to protect it. Through events, speeches,...
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https://ccla.org/equality/immigration-refugees/what-do-justin-trudeau-and-stephen-harper-have-in-common/
Sep 17, 2021 - The federal government is trying to roll back significant protections for refugees in an underhanded and undemocratic move. For so many of us in Canada, we...
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https://ccla.org/get-informed/talk-rights/10-key-resources-canadian-government-surveillance/
Sep 9, 2021 - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting protests in the...
canadian governmentkeyresourcessurveillanceccla
https://ccla.org/podcast/justice-vs-bail-canadas-broken-criminal-justice-system/
Jul 9, 2021 - We talk to Dr. Jane Sprott and James Fauvelle. Dr. Sprott is a professor in the Department of Criminology at Ryerson University. Her research interests include...
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https://ccla.org/equality/indigenous-people/ccla-on-mikmaq-fishers/
Jun 15, 2021 - In brief, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association asserts that the Crown has breached its fiduciary obligations to the Mi’kmaq (again). Crown mismanagement...
cclafishers
https://ccla.org/our-work/equality/2slgtbqi-rights/
Jun 16, 2023
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https://ccla.org/equality/ccla-at-the-supreme-court-when-the-immigration-act-meets-habeas-corpus/
Sep 17, 2021 - The right to habeas corpus is a centuries-old remedy intended to protect individuals from “wrongful restraints upon their liberty.” The Supreme Court of...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/mobility/ccla-to-ns-minister-of-municipal-affairs-housing-whats-your-plan/
Sep 3, 2021 - We are writing regarding the Direction under a Declared State of Emergency that you recently issued advising that all public parks and beaches would be closed...
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https://ccla.org/equality/race-religion-ethnicity/ccla-nccm-successfully-obtain-renewed-stay-against-quebecs-bill-62/
Sep 28, 2021 - The CCLA and the NCCM, two prominent civil liberties & advocacy organizations, have successfully obtained a further stay of section 10 of Quebec’s...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/mobility/ccla-writes-to-nwt-mobility-rights-and-travel-to-northwest-territories/
Sep 7, 2021 - Regarding mobility rights, pursuant to section 6(2) of the Charter, individuals may take up residence in any province and have the right to earn a livelihood...
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https://ccla.org/criminal-justice/whammy-supreme-court-of-canada-strikes-down-canadas-ugliest-law/
Sep 22, 2021 - It’s not everyday that civil libertarians hit a home run in the Supreme Court of Canada. But thanks to some painstakingly strategic litigation and...
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https://ccla.org/calling-all-activists/
Oct 20, 2021 - Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling all civil rights activists and volunteers in Canada to bring about quality, freedom, and justice. Learn more...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/mobility/ccla-to-northwest-territories-chief-public-health-officer/
Sep 2, 2021 - We are concerned in particular with the prohibitions on public and private outdoor gatherings contained in ss. 1(b) and 1(c).
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https://ccla.org/press-release/supreme-court-case-upholds-order-against-google/
Jun 13, 2021 - TORONTO, Ont. ̶ Today’s Supreme Court of Canada decision against Google permits Canadian courts to make orders against the internet giant outside of...
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https://ccla.org/equality/proposal-creates-fundamental-unfairness-in-canadas-immigration-system/
Nov 24, 2025 - CCLA called on a parliamentary committee to reconsider Bill C-12, which will violate the Charter by creating fundamental unfairness in Canada's...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/regulating-social-media-into-the-unknown/
Aug 25, 2021 - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting protests in the...
social mediaunknownccla
https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/right-to-protest/thousands-protest-against-g7-summit-by-national-assembly-in-quebec-city/
Sep 28, 2021 - Last weekend, protesters assembled in Quebec City to express their opinions on the G7 Summit which was held nearby, in La Malbaie.
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https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/covid-19/coronavirus-update-emergency-measures-by-province/
Sep 22, 2021 - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been granted permission to intervene in a case in Ontario’s Superior Court that challenges significant...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/ccla-intervenes-to-protect-childrens-privacy-rights/
Apr 6, 2022 - CCLA intervened recently in a case to protect children’s and families’ right to privacy. We weighed in because we believed that the decision of the Court...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/freedoms-expression/young-voices-youth-activism-and-social-change/
Sep 22, 2021 - In these days of heavy-handed rhetoric from our leaders and political infighting, it is easy to become cynical about the future. But last week we saw young...
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https://ccla.org/make-a-bequest-in-your-will/
Apr 20, 2023
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https://ccla.org/privacy/national-security/inclo-launches-new-report-unanswered-questions/
Oct 26, 2021 - New report reveals lack of transparency of intelligence sharing agreements at the international level.
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https://www.ccla.co.uk/about-us/our-history
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/ccla-letter-to-ontario-government-regarding-carbon-tax-stickers/
Sep 17, 2021 - We have put Ontario government on notice that we will challenge their unconstitutional, compelled speech if the carbon tax sticker scheme becomes law.
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https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/safe-shelters/superior-court-rules-that-the-city-of-toronto-failed-to-protect-the-homeless/
Sep 7, 2021 - The Ontario Superior Court ruled that the City of Toronto failed to comply with a settlement agreement it had signed with our coalition, had not created...
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https://ccla.org/equality/immigration-refugees/free-abdoul-abdi-ccla-fighting-for-equality-rights-in-halifax/
Sep 28, 2021 - Free Abdoul Abdi!! The CCLA is in court today fighting the deportation of child refugee Abdoul Abdi, who was never granted Canadian citizenship while growing...
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https://ccla.org/equality/immigration-refugees/state-responsible-to-stop-deportation-and-grant-citizenship-of-abdoul-abdi/
Sep 15, 2021 - We are writing on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association with respect to Mr. Abdoul Abdi. As you are likely aware, Mr. Abdi is a young man who was...
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https://ccla.org/press-release/ccla-slams-ontarios-power-grab-in-bill-5/
May 6, 2025 - A public health crisis is not a magic wand which can justify any policy choice. Times of crisis are precisely when the civil liberties and fundamental freedoms...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/surveillance-technology/vaccine-passports/letter-to-manitoba-re-vaccine-passports/
Sep 7, 2021 - We are writing regarding the Manitoba government’s plan to provide individuals with proof of vaccination in order to facilitate certain “benefits.” The...
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https://www.ccla.co.uk/investments/strategy/property
propertyccla
https://ccla.org/podcast/justice-vs-solitary-confinement-torture-in-canadian-prisons/
Jul 9, 2021 - Justice Vs. looks at how solitary confinement is used within the Canadian criminal justice system, speaking with Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, director of CCLA’s...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/freedoms-expression/victory-for-free-speech-in-supreme-court-decision-groia/
Oct 26, 2021 - The Supreme Court today has released its decision in Groia v. Law Society of Upper Canada, a case that considers when a law society can discipline a lawyer...
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https://ccla.org/our-work/equality/disability/
Sep 20, 2021
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https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/emergencies-act-major-cases-reports/federal-court-releases-decision-on-cabinet-confidences-motion/
Sep 1, 2022 - Abby Deshman, Director of the Criminal Justice program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the following statement...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/mobility/ccla-writes-to-nl-reconsider-travel-ban-and-bill-38/
Sep 2, 2021
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https://ccla.org/criminal-justice/police-powers-accountability/ccla-and-ppmp-release-new-report-examining-covid-19-policing-in-the-second-wave/
Sep 14, 2021 - Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Policing the Pandemic Mapping Project released a new report examining the policing of COVID-19 orders in Canada...
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https://ccla.org/equality/ccla-nccm-file-factum-against-bill-21-in-quebec-court-of-appeal/
Dec 9, 2021 - CCLA filed legal submissions against Bill 21 in the Quebec Court of Appeal. In this appeal, CCLA and our litigation partners the NCCM and Ms. Hak filed our...
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https://ccla.org/equality/indigenous-people/international-womens-day-highlighting-issues-of-indigenous-women-in-prison-system/
Sep 15, 2021 - On this International Women’s Day, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association recognizes the many women in Canada who still fight for the realization of their...
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https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/safe-shelters/city-breached-agreement-to-protect-homeless/
Sep 7, 2021 - The City of Toronto is putting the lives of those experiencing homelessness as well as shelter workers at risk by failing to meet minimum physical distancing...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/surveillance-technology/faq-vaccine-passports/
Aug 23, 2021 - The lines are being drawn between those who support and oppose some version of a vaccine passport. At CCLA, we have flashed red and yellow lights at any effort...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/democratic-rights/bill-195-ontarios-power-grab/
Jun 16, 2021 - The Ontario government is trying to end the legal state of emergency and simultaneously hold on to extraordinary emergency powers.
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https://ccla.org/downloadable-resources/
Apr 9, 2025 - CCLA offers free resources on issues like freedom of speech, mobility rights, and freedom of religion. Learn more about your civil rights and how CCLA is...
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https://ccla.org/privacy/surveillance-technology/auditor-general-to-torontos-smart-cities-not-so-fast/
Sep 22, 2021 - Ontario’s Auditor General this week took a provincial agency to task for its role in a Wall Street Sci-Fi plot that’s sadly true. The characters for...
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https://ccla.org/criminal-justice/fair-trial-due-process-sentencing/this-time-we-really-mean-it-wont-cut-it-for-bail-reform/
Sep 22, 2021 - Fixing the broken law of bail cannot happen without some belated action by legislators meeting this week. That’s why, last month, 18 prominent civil society...
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https://ccla.org/get-informed/talk-rights/the-state-of-mental-health-in-canada/
Sep 9, 2021 - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting protests in the...
mental healthstatecanadaccla
https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/covid-19-law-enforcement/ccla-to-ontario-fix-covid-tix-process/
Sep 2, 2021 - Currently, under section 9 of the Provincial Offences Act, an individual is deemed not to wish to dispute the charge if at least 15 days have elapsed after...
cclaontariofixcovidtix
https://ccla.org/major-cases-reports/strip-searches/class-action-launched-re-illegal-strip-searches/
Jun 24, 2021 - A major class action is being launched today on behalf of Canadians illegally strip searched in federal prisons. It alleges that the federal government...
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https://ccla.org/criminal-justice/police-powers-accountability/guess-whos-coming-to-thanksgiving-dinner-quebec/
Sep 1, 2021 - The Quebec government has put the police on the frontlines of the pandemic and placed a new tool in their COVID enforcement arsenal – general telewarrants....
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https://ccla.org/privacy/montreal-councillor-rotrands-initiative-mandate-accountability-transparency/
Sep 9, 2021 - We support Councillor Rotrand's initiative to mandate public accountability and transparency for surveillance technologies purchased, leased, deployed or...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/what-are-the-human-rights-implications-of-quarantine-orders/
Sep 3, 2021 - Public officials must ensure that the quarantined have adequate living conditions and the effective right to counsel.
human rightsimplicationsquarantineordersccla
https://ccla.org/criminal-justice/police-powers-accountability/ccla-and-coalition-partners-launch-legal-action-to-stop-ontario-governments-disclosure-of-covid-status-to-police/
Sep 1, 2021 - The CCLA has joined with Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS), the Black Legal Action Centre, and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) to launch an...
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https://www.ccla.co.uk/insights/market-barometer-november-2025
Each month our investment team provide a macro outlook into global investment markets.
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/democratic-rights/a-crisis-is-a-terrible-time-to-legislate/
Jun 16, 2021 - There are two kinds of emergency management legislation: those legislated after a crisis is over, and those legislated in the midst of the crisis itself. The...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/physical-distancing-shouldnt-preclude-public-dissent/
Sep 2, 2021 - Remember protest and dissent? It is hard to believe that just six weeks ago the country was consumed by just that — concerns over rail blockades in support...
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https://ccla.org/podcast/justice-vs-exclusion-fighting-for-lgbtq2s-representation-and-inclusivity-in-the-classroom/
Jul 9, 2021 - In this episode of Justice Vs., we speak to Dr. Brenda McPhail, CCLA’s Privacy, Surveillance and Technology Program Director, Dr. Ben Green author of The...
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https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/democratic-rights/a-victory-for-democratic-rights-at-the-supreme-court/
Sep 22, 2021 - Today, the Supreme Court of Canada has released its long awaited decision in Frank v Canada, striking provisions of the former Canada Elections Act that...
democratic rightssupreme courtvictoryccla
https://ccla.org/fundamental-freedoms/premier-legaut-its-time-to-drop-the-curfew-press-release/
Jan 5, 2022 - The CCLA is speaking out against Premier Legault’s unjust Quebec curfew.
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