CCLA's Director of the Criminal Justice Program, Shakir Rahim, will join other experts tomorrow at 1 PM ET for a virtual webinar hosted by the John Howard Society on Bill C-14, the forthcoming federal bail and sentencing legislation.
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Dans seulement 21 jours, la Loi 21 du Québec sera examinée par la Cour suprême du Canada. Dans cette première vidéo de notre série, nous discutons du dangereux message d'exclusion envoyé par la Loi 21 et de pourquoi nous la contestons devant le plus haut tribunal du pays.
In just 21 days, Quebec’s Bill 21 will be before the Supreme Court of Canada. In this first video of our series, we explain how Bill 21 sends a dangerous message of exclusion and why we are challenging it.
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CCLA is opposing a proposal to give transit special constables in Ontario new arrest and detention powers, a move that risks criminalizing poverty and undermining Charter rights.
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CCLA, Ecojustice, and the Quebec Center for Environmental Law, joined by more than 100 legal and civil society leaders, are warning that Bill C-15 would give federal ministers sweeping powers to exempt anyone from federal laws and regulations.
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CCLA and fellow advocates are deeply concerned by the Ontario government’s anti-democratic takeover of locally elected school boards.
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CCLA will appear today as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Korduner. This case is about the scope of the principle against self-incrimination, which is a principle of fundamental justice under s. 7 of the Charter.
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CCLA is proud to have defended mobility rights and demanded government accountability at the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Our statement on the Tumbler Ridge tragedy.
BCCLA, CCLA, and the Ligue des droits et libertés have written a letter asking the Alberta Minister of Justice to reconsider the decision to deny funding to the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre (ACLRC).
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CCLA is concerned by the federal government’s announcement that it is ending the mandates of the Special Envoys on Islamophobia and Antisemitism.
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The director of our Fundamental Freedoms program, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, appeared before a parliamentary committee yesterday to sound the alarm about Quebec's Bill 1.
La directrice de notre programme de Libertés fondamentales Anaïs Bussières McNicoll était en commission parlementaire hier pour sonner l'alarme au sujet du Projet de loi 1 du Québec.
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CCLA remains committed to confronting anti-Black racism wherever it appears and to defending the rights, dignity, and safety of Black people in Canada inside and outside our courts.
More recently, reports of anti-Black racism and the alleged use of force against a Black lawyer inside the Oshawa courthouse are a stark reminder that these issues are not abstract or historical; they are happening now, in spaces meant to uphold justice.
Last month, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association was at the Supreme Court of Canada challenging racial profiling, affirming that racial profiling has no place in our society and that laws that enable discriminatory policing and surveillance of Black motorists are unconstitutional.
February is Black History Month, a time to honour the histories, contributions, and ongoing struggles of Black communities in Canada.
CCLA is alarmed by the reported use of serious force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against defence lawyer Sudine Riley at the Oshawa Courthouse on January 23, 2026.
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The law should apply equally to everyone, regardless of their wealth, power and status.
On January 21, 2026, the CCLA joined more than 40 organizations in denouncing certain provisions in Bill C-15.
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The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a historic victory for the rule of law by ruling in favour of CCLA in the landmark Emergencies Act case. The Court confirmed today that the Act's stringent legal thresholds were not met in February 2022.
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Watch CCLA’s press conference on the Emergencies Act decision live on CPAC using the link below.
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Join us at 8 AM EST on January 22nd for this important discussion!
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CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this morning to present its oral submissions in the Democracy Watch v Attorney General of Canada case.
You can read more about this case here.
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On Friday, the CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court as an intervenor in R. v. R.B.-C to uphold the right to be sentenced in a reasonable time.
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Being unhoused does not mean the forfeiture of human rights.
CCLA is intervening in a landmark Ontario appeal to defend the rights of unhoused people.
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For more information on the injunction and who is eligible for care, see Egale Canada's FAQ here.
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CCLA is deeply concerned with yesterday’s court decision lifting the injunction that had prevented Alberta’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse youth from taking effect.
Read more about it here.
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Join the CCLA, Egale Canada, and the Sonor Foundation for a screening of Heightened Scrutiny, followed by a powerful panel discussion on the state of gender-affirming care in Canada and the growing erosion of trans rights.
Save the Date!
When? Evening of January 22
Where? Women’s College Hospital
