CCLA and Coalition to MPs: Scrap Unprecedented Surveillance Measures in Bill C-22 - CCLA CCLA joins coalition in calling on all MPs to scrap Bill C-22's unprecedented and unjustified expansion of surveillance.

CCLA and a broad coalition of groups call on all members of Parliament to scrap Bill C-22’s unprecedented and unjustified expansion of surveillance.

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CCLA Sounds the Alarm Over the Politicization of Alberta’s Electoral Map - CCLA With Bill C-25, the government once again fails to protect privacy in federal political campaigning, leaving voters in Canada unprotected.

CCLA is sounding the alarm over the politicization of Alberta’s electoral map.

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CCLA Intervenes in Waterloo Encampment Case to Defend Rights of Unhoused Residents - CCLA With Bill C-25, the government once again fails to protect privacy in federal political campaigning, leaving voters in Canada unprotected.

CCLA is appearing in court today as an intervenor to defend the rights of unhoused people living in encampments in Waterloo, Ontario.

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Today on Charter Day, we celebrate the enduring promise of rights and freedoms in Canada.

The Charter is more than a document—it’s a living commitment to dignity, equality, and justice for everyone. At CCLA, we continue to defend these rights, especially when they are at risk.

CCLA joins more than 130 diverse civil society leaders in calling on the B.C. government to halt proposed changes that would suspend key rights and protections under B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).

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Opinion: Bill 25 isn’t about neutrality; it’s about narrowing young minds Opinion: Alberta’s Bill 25 isn’t about neutrality; it’s about narrowing young minds

In a new op-ed in the Calgary Herald, CCLA Executive Director Howard Sapers argues that Alberta’s Bill 25 risks narrowing the space for open inquiry and critical thinking in classrooms.

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CCLA Strongly Condemns Passage of Quebec’s Bill 9 - CCLA

The passage of Bill 9 is another example of the Quebec government’s ongoing attack on freedom of religion, freedom of expression, protest rights, and equality.

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Bill 97 threatens privacy and public accountability in Ontario Bill 97 Bill 97 will carve out broad categories of records from Ontario’s right to information regime and insulate the government’s personal data handling from oversight, undermining privacy and publi...

Bill 97 will carve out broad categories of records from Ontario’s right to information regime and insulate the government’s personal data handling from oversight, undermining privacy and public accountability.

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Alberta Education Bill Entrenches Censorship in Schools - CCLA

Alberta’s new education bill entrenches censorship under the guise of neutrality, by restricting expression and centralizing decision-making power over what can be taught and discussed in schools.

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CCLA Joins Over 250 Organizations Opposing Defunding of Supervised Consumption Sites - CCLA

CCLA joined over 250 civil society organizations denouncing Ontario’s decision to defund the only remaining supervised consumption sites in a joint open letter to the Ontario government.

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CCLA Questions University Of Alberta Move To Eliminate EDI Commitments In Hiring - CCLA

CCLA warned the University of Alberta about the dangers of dropping EDI considerations from recruitment and hiring policy. Instead of reconsidering or providing a strong defence for the policy change, they have gone ahead with this ill-advised and rights-cancelling move.

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Passing of Bill C-12 is an Attack on Refugee and Migrant Rights in Canada - CCLA A broad coalition of human rights, civil liberties, refugee and migrant rights, gender justice, and data privacy organizations have denounced the adoption of Bill C-12, which became law yesterday. Thi...

A broad coalition of organizations, including CCLA, has denounced the passing of Bill C-12, which became law yesterday. This legislation marks a serious attack on refugee and migrant rights in Canada and has been criticized by the UN Human Rights Committee.

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Olympic Committee’s New Eligibility Rules Exclude Transgender Athletes and Expands Policing of Women’s Bodies - CCLA

New rules announced by the International Olympic Committee risk undermining the principle that sport is a human right. Policies that exclude athletes and authorize invasive testing have no place in a rights-respecting sporting system.

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Marathon Four-Day Hearing on Quebec’s Bill 21 Concludes at the Supreme Court of Canada - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

Today marked the conclusion of a four-day hearing—one of the longest in the history of the Supreme Court of Canada—on Quebec’s Bill 21.

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Dans cette dernière vidéo de notre série consacrée à la Loi 21, Mohamad Fahik (il), membre du conseil d’administration, explique pourquoi l’engagement du public sur ces questions est si essentiel et vous propose des moyens d’agir si vous êtes préoccupé par les préjudices causés par la Loi 21.

What Can I Do to Oppose Bill 21? / Que puis-je faire pour m’opposer à la loi 21 ? YouTube video by Canadian Civil Liberties Association

In this final video in our Bill 21 series, Mohamad Fahik (he/him) a Member of CCLA’s Board highlights why public engagement on these issues is so vital and ways you can take action if you’re concerned about the harms caused by Bill 21.

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Alberta’s Proposed MAID Restrictions Threaten Patient Rights and Autonomy - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

CCLA has deep concerns with the Government of Alberta’s proposed Bill 18, which would significantly restrict access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) and undermine constitutionally protected rights.

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CCLA Condemns Premier’s Challenge to Judicial Independence in Zameer Case

CCLA endorses the public policy recommendations in the ground-breaking report Unlawful Enforcers, concerning violations of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by major city police services in Ontario.

Read more, and see the report, here.
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Le Devoir just published an op-ed by our Director of Fundamental Freedoms, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, about our Bill 21 challenge at the Supreme Court of Canada.

You can find a link to the op-ed here (French-only): www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...

La semaine prochaine, l'ACLC sera devant la Cour suprême du Canada contre la Loi 21 du Québec. Vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur ce débat historique? L'ACLC a préparé cette fiche d'information.

Next week, CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada to continue our challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. Want to know more about the issue? CCLA has put together this helpful fact sheet.

Dans cette troisième vidéo de notre série sur le projet de loi 21, nous examinons l'utilisation par le gouvernement du Québec des clauses dérogatoires de la Charte québécoise et de la Charte canadienne pour passer outre aux droits et libertés fondamentaux.

The Problem with the Notwithstanding Clause / Le problème de la clause dérogatoire YouTube video by Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Next week, we’re at the Supreme Court of Canada to continue our legal challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21.

In this third video in our Bill 21 series, we examine the Quebec government’s use of the notwithstanding clauses to override fundamental rights and freedoms.

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CCLA at the Senate Committee to Sound the Alarm about Bill C-15’s Anti-Democratic Exemption Powers YouTube video by Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Watch the testimony of Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of our Fundamental Freedoms Program, at the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance as she highlights the deeply concerning new exemption powers introduced by Bill C-15.

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Bill C-9 Was Supposed to Fight Hate. Instead, It's Being Rushed Through Parliament and Threatens the Rights of Every Canadian - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

The government is pushing Bill C-9 through. This should alarm every Canadian who cares about democratic practice and free expression.

CCLA and Other Civil Society Groups Call on Ontario Government to Return to Democratic Governance of School Boards - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

CCLA sent a letter to the Ontario Attorney General raising concerns about democratic accountability amid the growing number of locally elected school boards being placed under ministerial supervision.

You can learn more and read the letter here.
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CCLA Calls on Senate to Scrutinize Bill C-14 on Bail Reform - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

The Senate of Canada will consider Bill C-14, sweeping criminal justice legislation on bail and sentencing, this week. CCLA is calling for them to scrutinize it.

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Supreme Court Affirms Substantive and Intersectional Equality in Kanyinda Decision - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

CCLA welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Kanyinda v. Quebec (Attorney General), finding that Quebec’s exclusion of refugee claimants from subsidized daycare had a disproportionate adverse impact on women.

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Dans cette deuxième vidéo de notre série sur le projet de loi 21, nous nous concentrons sur la manière dont la version déformée de la laïcité promue dans le projet de loi 21 est incompatible avec les valeurs sociétales du Québec.