Civil Liberties

• Danielle Smith quietly appoints Tracy Allard as civil liberties parliamentary secretary

  Grande Prairie UCP MLA Tracy Allard was the former minister of municipal affairs until she was stripped of her posting after not following COVID protocol on Hawaiian vacation.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2022
  
• CCLA warns normalizing emergency legislation threatens democracy, civil liberties

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it does not believe the "high and clear" threshold needed to invoke the act has been met.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2022
  
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• O’Toole asks MPs to keep quiet on hot-button political issues

  Request to tighten message control comes as Erin O’Toole faces splinter group within caucus championing “civil liberties” over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2021
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• Civil liberties group joins court challenge to end unfounded traffic stops

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it will join in a constitutional challenge in Quebec of police powers to carry out roadside checks without reasonable cause.

  Traffic

  Jul 20, 2021
• Police board wants info on London police’s ‘abnormally high’ use of COVID-19 database

  The data included names, addresses, birth dates, and whether a person has had a positive test for the novel coronavirus.

  Health

  Aug 19, 2020
• Coronavirus: Civil liberties group calls for tickets, fines to be forgiven

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has received at least 100 public complaints over the past 10 days from those who have been ticketed by bylaw or police officers for defying emergency management offences such as jogging on golf courses or exercising in parks.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2020
• U.S. to investigate allegations Iranian-American travellers detained at B.C. border crossing

  Up to 100 Iranian-born travellers, including Canadian and U.S. citizens, were allegedly detained at British Columbia's Peace Arch border crossing over the weekend.

  Jan 9, 2020
• An important victory for Bela Kosoian — and the rights of all Canadians

  For showing us how to fight for our rights, Canadians everywhere owe Bela Kosoian a debt of gratitude, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  Nov 30, 2019
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• Nexus users face new biometric scanning kiosks at Vancouver International Airport

  The new pre-clearance kiosks use facial recognition technology.

  Nov 4, 2019
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• Hamilton city council easing up on protest rules for city hall forecourt

  As outlined in the approved list, it's still fine to be "boisterous" and create a "nuisance" during demonstrations.

  Politics

  Jul 12, 2019