British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

• ‘Bunch of idiots’: Relatives of victim query psychiatric releases, but lawyers urge caution

  The sister of a B.C. man who was murdered and dismembered by a friend in 2010 said the “system is broken” and it “desperately needs a change.”

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2023
  
• CSIS gathered info on peaceful anti-oil groups, but only in pursuit of threats: watchdog

  Canada's spy service collected some information about peaceful anti-petroleum groups, but only incidentally in the process of investigating legitimate threats to projects such as oil pipelines, says a long-secret federal watchdog report.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2018
  
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• Court rejects secrecy bid in court case over alleged spying on anti-pipeline activists

  The federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2018
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• ‘Loss of faith’ from spy allies possible if Canada proceeds with court disclosure: CSE official

  Close allies will curb or even halt the flow of intelligence to the Communications Security Establishment if the electronic spy agency is forced to spill its closely guarded secrets in open court, argues a senior CSE official.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2016
• Despite popularity, majority of Canadians haven’t seen or read stories on terror bill: poll

  Support for the Conservatives’ contentious anti-terrorism bill may poll high among Canadians, but do the backers know what they’re standing behind? Perhaps not.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2015