CCLA
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
| Type | NGO |
|---|---|
| Website | ccla.org |
| Wikipedia |  |
| Year founded | 1964 |
| Location |
Toronto, ON
 Canada
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| Functions | Advocacy |
| Tags | human rights safety freedom |
| Summary | CCLA is a human rights organization committed to defending the rights, dignity, safety, and freedoms of all people in Canada. As was established in the organisation’s founding principles, CCLA is the pre-eminent voice advocating for the rights and freedoms of all Canadians and all persons living in Canada. They are a leader in protecting rights and have earned widespread respect for their principled stand on such issues as national security, censorship, capital punishment, and police and state accountability —with a fearless voice on civil liberties, human rights and democratic freedoms. |
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CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 19 May 2023 English
Background The Canada Elections Act sets out how federal political parties can collect, use, and distribute voter information.1 Under the act, political parties must “adopt a policy for the protection …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 15 May 2023
Anti-Black Racism at the CHRC The finding1 of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat that the Commission violated the non- discrimination clause of the collective agreement amplifies what has been …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 15 May 2023 English
I join you virtually today from the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat and Petun Nations and the current treaty holders the Mississaugas of the Credit. [...] The …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 1 March 2023
The CCLA, in general, opposes the filing of the Supplemental Affidavit on the grounds that while the transcripts meet the low thresholds for relevance, portions are not admissible and it …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 28 February 2023 English
[3] The Applicant seeks to judicially review the decision of the TPSB to fail him and the decision of the TPSB not to disclose the information relied upon in making …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 28 January 2023 English
Based on decades of evidence regarding the bail system and the impact of pre-trial detention, however, this assumption is inaccurate – and if used as the basis for legal reform, …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 30 December 2022 English
Treating the Cabinet as de facto making the decision of the Governor in Council is particularly important in the within proceeding because of the way in which the Emergencies Act …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 23 December 2022 English
Unquestionably, there were other government actors involved in the general matter of whether to invoke the Emergencies Act, including the IRG, Cabinet, the Prime Minister, the Clerk of the Privy …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 19 December 2022 English
Moreover, as noted by the authors of the Tracking (In)Justice report, the data provided is difficult to use for basic analysis: When our team attempted to access deaths in custody …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 19 December 2022 English
To be defined as a death in custody, both of these criteria would have to have been met: The event leading to the death occurred within an provincial jail or …