As the world begins to relax coronavirus lockdowns, provincial borders should not be treated like international ones, B.C.'s health minister says.

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.

The association announced it was filing suit against the federal, provincial and municipal governments as well as Waterfront Toronto.

A report released last month by the privacy commissioner - completed six years after the initial complaint - found the province breached the basic privacy rights of three women who held a September 2011 news conference to allege fraud and bribery in a provincial immigration program.

More homeless people than ever are being ticketed for panhandling in Toronto under Ontario’s Safe Streets Act. Advocates say it’s time to repeal the law altogether.