BREAKING: BCCLA files class action lawsuit against Canada's electronic spy agency
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Breaking: BCCLA files class action lawsuit against Canada’s electronic spy agency
This morning, lawyers for the BCCLA filed a proposed national class action lawsuit on behalf of Canadians whose private communications and metadata information has been illegally collected by the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC).
The claim is a companion case to the lawsuit we already filed against CSEC last year.
We filed the initial case because CSEC is using invasive, broad, and secretive surveillance methods to watch ordinary Canadians like you and me. We think this kind of spying is illegal and undemocratic.
Please make a gift to support our ongoing work to stop illegal spying in Canada.
Our first goal is to make sure that the fundamental rights of Canadians are protected. We want the BC Supreme Court to strike down the laws that allow CSEC to collect Canadian’s private communications and metadata.
If our initial lawsuit is successful, we will then be able to press forward with the proposed class action – a way for Canadians to get a remedy for the violation of their rights to privacy and free expression.
We’re in this for the long haul and we need you on our side. Help the BCCLA put a stop to CSEC’s unchecked spying on Canadians by making a donation today.
Sincerely,
Josh Paterson
Executive Director
P.P.S. Read more about today’s claim here.
