BC Civil Liberties Association
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Equality. Liberty. Freedom. Justice. Fighting for civil liberties and human rights since 1962 through Litigation, Law Reform & Public Legal Education.
Canada
Joined February 2009
We’re taking the City to court!⚖️Today, BCCLA alongside three individual plaintiffs are filing a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver in a Charter challenge against the ban on sheltering during the day. Read more: https://t.co/TPj2VCnk5A
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We've joined more than 160 civil society and human rights orgs, academics, field experts and privacy and equality advocates across Canada, calling on Min. Solomon and ISED to extend national AI consultation and recreate the Task Force to include human rights representation.
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Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Promote Accountability and Transparency in National Security Oversight
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WHAT: BCCLA to intervene in Alford v Canada to argue for the protection of parliamentary privilege to uphold accountability and transparency WHEN: November 5 – 6, 2025, at 6:30 am PST WHERE: […]
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Smith’s brazen use of the notwithstanding clause should raise alarm not only for workers but for everyone in Canada. Charter rights are OURS to protect. Sign BCCLA’s People’s Pledge: https://t.co/A5xUM1HoKS
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Alongside other gender equity orgs, we’ve been calling on the province to repeal discriminatory and harmful changes to the Name Act. Now, we’ve created a toolkit for you to connect directly with your MLA and make your voice heard: https://t.co/hRsZmTe3Gj
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Community consultation – November 5th 2025 at 12 PM - 312 Main Street - For directly impacted communities, advocates & sex workers - Lunch will be provided. For RSVPs & access needs (incl. stipends), check out: https://t.co/IDDIwUttL5 3/3
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Join Pivot on November 4-5th, 2025 for a discussion on legal developments in sex work laws post SCC’s decision in R v. Kloubakov!
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Virtual forum – November 4th at 3 PM PST/ 6 PM EST - For sex workers, advocates & service providers. Register today via: https://t.co/GF1oPdbMV8 2/3
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sex Work Laws - Pivot Legal Update Post-Kloubakov. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Join Pivot on November 4-5th, 2025 for a discussion on legal developments in sex work laws post the SCC’s decision in R v. Kloubakov! 1/3
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“This bias often prevents judges from seeing incarcerated individuals as fully human, deserving the human rights the rest of us sometimes take for granted.” Read BCCLA’s Litigation Directors article on the bias against prisoners in our courts:
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We are hiring! BCCLA is seeking a Racial Justice Project Coordinator to lead the execution of BC’s Racial Justice grant. Full job description and how to apply:
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"It really seems as though CSIS views oil and gas companies as their partners, and when we see what they say about protestors & Indigenous land defenders, it’s clear they don’t see them as having shared interests" - Vibert Jack, BCCLA Litigation Director https://t.co/xSIVH3sJo7
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Pipeline giant TC Energy urged CSIS to brief Canada’s biggest companies on security threats — raising concerns about surveillance
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BCCLA is hiring a Racial Justice Project Coordinator! Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59pm PST. Learn More and Apply:
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After a BCCLA complaint, RCMP admits Fairy Creek exclusion zone “was beyond the scope of [their] authority”. Yet the controversial unit CRU-BC are still lined up to protect "fast tracked" infrastructure projects & suppress Indigenous resistance Read more: https://t.co/96JXQSwH76
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🚨REPOST & SHARE WIDELY ⚠️ JOIN US | #NOTOBILL33 🗓️ Mon. Oct. 20 ⏰ 10AM 📍Queen’s Park (South Lawn) ✨Childminding available ‼️More info, including speakers coming soon! ➡️ https://t.co/pDZCf14Ug8 📣 NO TO BILL 33 📣FUND OUR PUBLIC EDUATION, FUND OUR COMMUNITIES! #ONPoli
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BCCLA is hiring a Racial Justice Project Coordinator to work closely with our Policy team in formalizing and expanding a network of families seeking police accountability. Learn more and apply:
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Is #BillC2 dead, and your privacy rights safe in 🇨🇦? NO. But it’s reasonable to be confused! Please continue speaking up AGAINST #BillC2, and read this short thread to understand what’s going on: 1/4 https://t.co/zRxDSJKbQu
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Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations - @bccla, @cancivlib, @liguedesdroits - have come together to take a stand against the Alberta government's proposed use of the notwithstanding clause to attack trans rights. Read our Full Letter Today: https://t.co/f1471DbuEg
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The BCCLA is hiring a Racial Justice Project Coordinator! If you are passionate about civil liberties, we encourage you to apply by Friday October 31! https://t.co/LNPwOfkgV9
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BCCLA, alongside 37 civil society organizations, have signed a joint letter to the government opposing Bill C-9 - a bill which poses a grave threat to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression in Canada. Read our Letter Joint Letter: https://t.co/0Q2SsrKBIw
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With Prime Minister Carney meeting Donald Trump tonight to discuss a "new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.", we need to make clear that anti-privacy and anti-rights #BillC2 can NOT pass! Sign the Parliamentary petition here:
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