B.C. Civil Liberties Association
B.C. temporarily lifts data residency requirement
British Columbia has temporarily modified its access to information and privacy act in response to COVID-19, lifting a requirement that personal data must be stored in Canada.
LNG pipeline dispute polarizing some BC communities
A natural gas pipeline project has polarized many communities across northern British Columbia in a dispute a Wet'suwet'en elder says he hopes will be resolved through dialogue.
Top B.C. court upholds ruling that struck down Canada's solitary confinement law
British Columbia's top court has upheld a lower court ruling that struck down Canada's solitary confinement law as unconstitutional.
Ashley Smith's family furious with Trudeau over solitary-confinement bill
Ashley Smith's mother and sister say they are furious with the Trudeau government for invoking her name in the rollout of a bill that purports to end solitary confinement in Canada's prisons — a bill they say is highly flawed.
Senate committee approves changes to solitary confinement bill
A committee of senators has approved changes to a bill that aims to end solitary confinement in Canadian prisons — including one key change that would place a 48-hour maximum on the time an inmate can be kept in isolation.
Anti-discrimination organization wants to map offenders with hate atlas
An advocacy organization says it wants to map hatred and discrimination across Canada in a move that is prompting warnings of caution from one civil liberties group.
Federal government's appeal of solitary confinement decision in B.C. to be heard
British Columbia's top court is set to hear the federal government's appeal of a ruling that said indefinite solitary confinement of prisoners is unconstitutional and causes permanent harm.
Trudeau government taken to court over alleged spying during Harper years
The Trudeau government is being taken to court over alleged spying of environmentalists that occurred while the Harper government was in power.
B.C. government to bring back human rights commission after 15 years
British Columbia's NDP government is bringing back the province's human rights commission, which was scuttled by the previous Liberal regime in 2002 in favour of a complaint-driven tribunal.
Regina woman says she needed spirituality while in solitary confinement
A Regina woman who spent 3-1/2 years in solitary confinement cried as she recalled how a spiritual ceremony led by a First Nations elder helped her through difficult times at a B.C. prison.
Proposed '11th-hour' reforms won't help Canada's inmates: B.C. lawyer
Canada's correctional service continued to use indefinite solitary confinement for prisoners despite decades of policy-reform recommendations and a call for change from the prime minister.
Critics of Canada's assisted dying laws to launch new court challenge
A Supreme Court of Canada ruling last year gave people the right to end their lives with a doctor’s help when pain management, hospice care and medical treatments have not helped, say some.