BC Civil Liberties Association

• B.C. Civil Liberties Association urges MPs to vote down use of Emergencies Act

  Earlier Thursday, the group's national counterpart said it was launching a legal challenge of the use of the Emergencies Act. MPs are set to vote on the act's use on Monday.

  Politics

  Feb 17
  
• B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over prolonged confinement in prisons

  A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against Ottawa over prolonged solitary confinement two years after B.C.'s top court ruled it is a violation of prisoners' human rights.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2021
  
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• Head of B.C. Civil Liberties Association resigns after ‘burn it all down’ tweet controversy

  The group's board of directors announced on its website Friday that it had accepted Harsha Walia's resignation "with heavy hearts."

  News

  Jul 16, 2021
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• Head of B.C. civil liberties group under fire over ‘burn it all down’ tweet

  The tweet was in response to a news article about fires that destroyed two Catholic churches in the wake of the discovery of human remains at multiple former residential schools.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2021
• Audit finds 94% drop in street checks by Vancouver police, critics renew call for ban

  An audit presented to the Vancouver Police Board Thursday found that street checks had dropped more than 94 per cent between 2020 and 2021.

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2021
• Furey won’t investigate N.S. RCMP’s purchase of tool that can ‘unlock’ private friends lists

  Nova Scotia RCMP confirms it used the Web Identity Search Tool software between 2017 and 2018, but says it did not use it to search privatized friends lists.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2020
• B.C.’s top court upholds ruling that struck down Canada’s solitary confinement law

  British Columbia's Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that struck down Canada's solitary confinement law.

  Jun 24, 2019
• Toronto man says he was ‘carded’ by Vancouver police while in town to speak about racism

  Desmond Cole was in Vancouver to speak about racism, and was on his way to a meeting about police street checks when he alleges the incident happened.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2018
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• In the face of complaints, Vancouver police move to clarify street-check policy

  A report's six recommendations include a formalized policy in line with provincial standards, extra training for officers and a call for street-check data to be released each year.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2018
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• City administration advises against Vernon shopping cart ban

  The City of Vernon received letters from both the Pivot Legal Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association that were deeply critical of the proposal.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2018