6/8 So what are the chances? Vibert Jack (B.C. Civil Liberties Association) says the #ATA is using "creative arguments" to say the gov can't "oust the courts completely."
However, he warns it "might be an uphill battle" as courts have "previously been deferential" on the clause.
#BCCLA
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"Respect for human rights and civil liberties is not a partisan value. It is the bedrock of Canadian democracy," the statement concludes.
We are standing together to demand that Alberta uphold, not erode, those values.
#CCLA, #BCCLA, and #Ligue-des-droits-et-libertés
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#BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group #Kneecap from #Canada, preventing them from performing their scheduled shows in October.
#Canpoli
'We know that 3Kneecap and #BCCLA are not the exception. Across Canada, no matter how big or small, acts of free expression in support of #Palestine are being targeted and silenced.'
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6/7 "The Mental Health Act already exists," said BC Civil Liberties Association's Meghan McDermott. "To suggest something even more than that is needed... is just really dangerous and not the way our Constitution contemplates life in Canada."
#BCCLA #Constitution
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A webinar about the state targeting anti-genocide protesters with charges and jail time while finding underhanded ways to sanction pro- #Palestine speech. #BCCLA lawyer Aislin Jackson and author #YvesEngler discuss the sharp rise in anti-democratic tactics #Canada
