BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Press Release: BCCLA celebrates Supreme Court of Canada decision to require disclosure of police misconduct to accused persons Read the Full Release: ow.ly/wbg850ZhGgp 045
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 05/06/2026For 21 years, BCCLA has gathered students from across the Lower Mainland to come together & critically engage in emerging civil liberty issues and learn about their rights. This April, BCCLA held our biggest Youth Conference yet! Check it out: bit.ly/4e4PcM7 030
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Have you had a negative interaction with police in BC? Check out our new Pathways to Police Accountability toolkit for what you can do after the police have violated your rights. Download the toolkit today: bccla.org/resource/pat... 164
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 21/05/2026BCCLA Reacts: Fairy Creek Class Action Recognized as Preferable to RCMP Oversight Body for Charter Violations Read our Full Response: bccla.org/2026/05/bccl... 020
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Media Advisory: BCCLA at Alberta Court of Appeal to Defend Lifesaving Overdose Prevention Services Read the Media Advisory: ow.ly/Oa6q50YVM5U 050
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 18/02/2026BCCLA has joined over 80+ civil society leaders from faith, labour, enviro, legal, academic & arts communities to stand together for human rights and reconciliation – calling on #BCgov to recommit to implementing not amending #DRIPA. Read the statement: www.wcel.org/DeclarationAct 031
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 03/02/2026BCCLA strongly condemns the reported use of force by Durham Regional Police Service officers against Sudine Riley, a Black defence lawyer, inside the Oshawa Courthouse while she was performing her professional duties. Read our Full Commentary: ow.ly/qi4h50Y7Wrx 0136
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Everyone has the right to the safety and dignity of shelter. As the cold weather sets in, shelter is an undeniable necessity—whether you live in an apartment or a tent. We’re counting on your support as we fight against the ban on daytime sheltering. 📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti... 140
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 03/12/2025BCCLA needs your help. Alongside three individual plaintiffs, we are challenging the City of Vancouver's cruel and deadly ban on daytime sheltering. Will you answer our call and donate today? 📌 give-can.keela.co/donate-dayti... 151
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Our DEMCOM: Volume 60 is here! With a new look and feel, this expanded edition will bring you analysis, experiences, and action that brings our time’s pressing social issues to life. Dive right in today 👀➡️: ow.ly/KyhT50XyOEl 010
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. In love, grief, and rage we honour the lives of those who we’ve lost to the violence of transphobia - including violence enacted through policy. We encourage people to join Momentum Canada’s national strategy webinar on Nov.26. 053
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Smith’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: ow.ly/fJaQ50XjYTC 0167
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 17/10/2025After 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: ow.ly/4QVg50XenGG 053
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Canada’s Civil Liberties Organizations - @bccla.bsky.social , @cancivlib.bsky.social and @liguedesdroits.bsky.social - 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: bit.ly/46MAtDi 030
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to use the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to pass not one, not two, but three bills to override the rights of Albertans. Take 2 mins to tell her: our rights are off limits! Alberta: bit.ly/46EVnCM Outside Alberta: bit.ly/48whr55 11514
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 19/09/2025BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group @kneecapceol.bsky.social from Canada, preventing them from performing their October shows. Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec... 615257
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Canadian governments have started using the notwithstanding clause as if it’s a hall pass to violate our rights without any accountability. We’re not(with)standing for this! Charter rights are ours to protect. ✏️Sign the People's Pledge: bccla.org/campaign/wer... 11712
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 09/09/2025A new research paper shows that an inability to access health and social services, as well non-fatal overdose, was a positively tied to street sweeps. Read the report : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 12315
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Lawyers Against Transphobia are holding a conference this September! The conference will be a national, trans-led gathering for lawyers, organizers, and frontline advocates building justice beyond the courtroom. #LaTConference Learn More and Register: ow.ly/1gIz50WRp0a 021
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Lowering the voting age to 16, expanding the vote to permanent residents, and allowing for electoral reform without a referendum are all changes BCCLA has said to BCs can make to have a more equitable democratic system. Read our submission: bccla.org/policy-submi... 010
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 19/08/2025BCCLA stands with striking Air Canada workers. Read the Air Canada Component of CUPE’s full statement: cupe.ca/liberals-rew... 0163
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 30/05/2025@pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social and BCCLA have developed a resources that explains how to access police information about yourself through a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request. View the resource: bccla.org/resource/a-t... 145
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Tomorrow is the People's Tribunal which is seeking justice for the police killings of Indigenous Peoples. Come together on International Day Against Police Brutality to hold space for what community power and justice can look like! 1167
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 30/01/2025We’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: bccla.org/campaign/she... 13614
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Today, the Minister of Education is expected to make an announcement about the Greater Victoria School District (GVSD). Join @PolicingFreeSch at 620 Superior St, Victoria, from 12pm to 1pm in saying NO to SPLOs! Unable to attend? Take remote Zap Action: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 000
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 04/12/2024At BCCLA, we're working tirelessly to fight against the rollback of precious, hard-won rights that we’re seeing today in Canada. If liberty, equality, justice, and freedom matter to you, please donate to BCCLA this Giving Tuesday: act.bccla.org/givingtuesda... 010
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 03/12/2024It's no secret that civil liberties are under attack. BCCLA has spent decades working to safeguard and expand civil liberties and human rights in Canada. We are ready for the fight to protect them, but we need your support. Donate today: act.bccla.org/givingtuesda... 000
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 20/11/2024This week, our Litigation Staff Counsel, Ga Grant, spoke to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage regarding Indigenous and Palestinian human rights and the violation of those rights through police surveillance and violence. Watch the whole video: youtube.com/watch?v=pux0... 152
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 13/11/2024BCCLA has always emphasized the importance of choice and agency over bodily autonomy. Individual decisions regarding sexual activity are a decision over one’s body, remuneration or not. 110
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Today, BCCLA is in court intervening in Kloubakov v R., challenging the constitutionality of provisions in the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (“PCEPA”) that prevent the procuring and material benefitting from sexual services. 120
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 24/09/2024Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act, raises serious civil liberties concerns. Join Centre for Free Expression on October 1st @ 7 pm to learn more about effectively addressing foreign interference while protecting fundamental rights. 000
BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla.bsky.social · 11/09/2024Join the Centre for Free Expression to hear about how Bill C-70 Countering Foreign Interference Act raises serious civil liberties concerns. Event Details: October 1st @ 7 pm, online 000