Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Civil Liberties Group Says Online Harms Bill Needs ‘Substantial’ Amendments Due to Free Speech, Privacy Concerns

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) says it has several free speech and privacy concerns with the recently-introduced Online Harms Act, and that it is urging "substantial" amendments. "While the ...

February 28, 2024BY Matthew Horwood

Civil Liberties Group Pledges to Fight ‘Tooth and Nail’ Against Feds’ Appeal of Emergencies Act Ruling

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is vowing to fight the federal government “tooth and nail” as Ottawa ...

January 25, 2024BY Jennifer Cowan

Civil Liberties Association Calls Ruling on Emergencies Act a ‘Massive Victory’

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is calling the Federal Court ruling on the Emergencies Act a “massive ...

January 24, 2024BY Doug Lett

Court Challenge of Emergencies Act Invocation Begins

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and other civil liberties groups argued in a federal court Monday that ...

April 3, 2023BY Matthew Horwood

NS Court of Appeal Agrees Government Injunction to Deter Protest Against COVID Restrictions Was Too Broad

Nova Scotia's court of appeal has ruled that a special order to deter a spring 2021 protest against ...

October 28, 2022BY David Wagner

Civil Liberties Group to Challenge Constitutionality of Ottawa’s Use of Emergencies Act in Upcoming Hearing

A civil liberties group says the fact that the federal government has yet to prove that the legal threshold ...

October 12, 2022BY Andrew Chen and Limin Zhou

Civil Liberties Groups in Federal Court to Challenge Invocation of Emergencies Act

Two civil liberties groups are in the Federal Court to seek disclosure of unredacted documents that led to ...

August 9, 2022BY Andrew Chen