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Civil liberties, justice reform groups troubled by House’s fast-tracking of bail bill
Two of Canada's leading advocacy associations for civil liberties and criminal justice reform say it is troubling the Liberal government opted to have MPs send its bail-reform bill directly to the Senate, instead of having it first studied by a parliamentary committee. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani speaks to media after cabinet swearing-in at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Liberals face backlash over policy to trace journalists’ sources before publication online
People attend the national Liberal convention in Ottawa on Thursday, May 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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N.S. Court of Appeal rules injunction on COVID-19 protest shouldn’t have been granted
A protester blocks highway 104, in Cumberland County, N.S., Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Traffic was brought to a standstill Wednesday along the Trans-Canada Highway at Nova Scotia's boundary with New Brunswick as a protest continued over COVID-19 travel restrictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith
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Morning Update: Trudeau government invoked Emergencies Act despite ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with convoy protesters, documents show
Vehicles block a road during a protest by truck drivers over pandemic health rules and the Trudeau government, outside the parliament of Canada in Ottawa on February 15, 2022. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Deterrent or discrimination? Quebec defends police power to make random traffic stops
A close-up photo of police lights by night
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Racial profiling trial begins into power of Quebec police to make random car stops
The Quebec Superior Court is seen Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Federal government facing lawsuits over Emergencies Act
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference to announce that the Emergencies Act is being revoked after Canadian police evicted the last of the trucks and supporters occupying the downtown core in a protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
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I witnessed the creation of the Emergencies Act. It shouldn’t have been invoked in Ottawa
David Schneiderman
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association group files court action against Emergencies Act
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in the House of Commons about the implementation of the Emergencies Act as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
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Civil Liberties Association warns normalizing emergency legislation threatens democracy
A protester yells “freedom” towards a person who attempted to stick a paper sign on a truck criticizing the so called “Freedom Convoy,” a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, on its 18th day, in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association calls Quebec’s tax on those who refuse COVID-19 vaccination constitutionally vulnerable
Paramedics transfer a patient to a hospital in Montreal, on Monday, January 10, 2022. With COVID-19 cases putting Canada's hospitals at or near capacity, Quebec's unprecedented plan to tax adult residents who refuse to be vaccinated against the virus is coming under fire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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N.B. judge rules national civil liberties group can challenge abortion law
New Brunswick's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. A New Brunswick judge has ruled a national civil liberties group is free to challenge the province's abortion law. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Provinces issued more tickets for alleged violations of COVID-19 restrictions during second wave: report
Police in Montreal, shortly before a government-imposed curfew comes into effect, on April 12, 2021.
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Some provinces yet to say when jail inmates will receive COVID-19 vaccinations
A registered pharmacist technician fills a needle with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Toronto, on Dec. 15, 2020.
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B.C. travel ban will harm struggling tourism sector, says industry coalition
Tourists take photographs outside the British Columbia Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Friday August 26, 2011. A coalition of British Columbia tourism industry groups is urging the provincial government to not pursue plans to ban domestic travel to fight the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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National civil liberties group launches legal action to increase abortion access in New Brunswick
Clinic 554 in Fredericton, on Oct. 17, 2019.
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Civil-rights group threatens lawsuit to force New Brunswick to repeal abortion-related legislation
New Brunswick's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, on July 6, 2020.
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Doug Ford’s anti-carbon tax gas station stickers are unconstitutional, judge rules
A gas pump displays an anti-carbon tax sticker in Toronto on Aug. 29, 2019.
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Ontario government ends police access to COVID-19 database after legal challenge
Ontario police forces will no longer have access to a coronavirus database.
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Closing arguments being heard in court challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 travel ban
Lawyers challenging Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19-related travel ban say the policy is arbitrary and violates the mobility rights guaranteed in the charter.
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Newfoundland and Labrador had to act quickly to prevent COVID-19 spread, travel ban case hears
A challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 travel ban is scheduled to be heard before the province’s supreme court beginning today.
politics
Retroactive fines for fraudulent CERB claims raise concerns over fairness, constitutionality
The Parliament buildings are seen in Ottawa, on April 27, 2020.
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Crown wants to fight controversial ‘extreme intoxication’ defence ruling
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen Friday, April 25, 2014 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Rights advocates file legal challenge to ‘depopulate’ federal prisons and prevent COVID-19 spread
The Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal men's prison, is seen in Abbotsford, B.C., on Oct. 26, 2017.
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Critics say charging people for 'lingering’ on Toronto’s park benches is arbitrary and misguided
People walking and running along the Martin Goodman Trail as it passes through Sir Casimir Gzowski Park in Toronto, on March 17, 2020.
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City of Ottawa accused of going too far with ticketing blitz to enforce physical distancing rules
City of Ottawa accused of going too far with ticketing blitz to enforce physical distancing rules
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Civil liberties group mounts legal challenge to Ford’s sex-ed overhaul
Michael Bryant, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, called the government’s approach a “dog-whistle of homophobia dressed up as a consultation.”