PAOV, We Have So Much To Tell You!
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It's a Long Letter Today!
Dear PAOV,
There is so much happening at the BCCLA that we want to share with you!
- Members: AGM & Report to Community is coming up soon!
- Spying: our legal complaints get the attention they deserve, and we launched a class action lawsuit against Canada's spies.
- The BCCLA was before the House of Commons, the Senate, and all over Canada this week.
- Nominations for 2014 Liberty Awards are now open! Celebrate freedom and justice with us on June 19, 2014.
With so much going on, aren't you glad to be a BCCLA supporter? We're so thankful that you are.
Talk soon,
Josh Paterson and the BCCLA team
Report to Community & Annual General Meeting
Join the BC Civil Liberties Association for our 2014 Report to Community and Annual General Meeting.
BCCLA members and friends are invited to hear highlights of the BCCLA’s work over the past year, as well as our key priorities into the months ahead. If you're a member in good standing, vote for our new Board of Directors members.
Spying on activists: BCCLA complaints move to next level
Two legal complaints filed by the BCCLA against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) are moving to the next level of investigation.
“It’s clear that the RCMP complaints commission is taking this spying complaint very seriously, by investigating the complaint itself rather than leaving the job to the RCMP,” said Josh Paterson, Executive Director of the BCCLA. “Police spying on peaceful activists should not be tolerated in a democratic society."
Stop Illegal Spying: BCCLA Files A Class Action Against CSEC
In October BCCLA filed a lawsuit asking the court to strike down laws that allow CSEC to collect Canadians’ private communications and metadata.
Now we have filed a class action, as a companion to our existing lawsuit, so that Canadians may have a remedy for the violation of their rights.
Raji @Parliament on the "Fair" Elections Act
We believe the proposed amendments to the Canada Elections Act are unconstitutional and undemocratic.
Josh @Senate on CBSA Accountability
Canada's border agency has sweeping powers but no independent oversight. We told Parliament a change is long overdue.
Where in the World is Micheal Vonn?
Policy Director Micheal Vonn has been delivering on our public education mandate all over the country. Check out her panel at Spur Festival.
2014 Liberty Awards
Know someone who has made exceptional contributions to human rights and civil liberties?
Nominate them for a 2014 Liberty Award! Nominations are open until April 15, 2014.
Liberty Award recipients are devoted in their own ways to the cause of protecting and expanding hard-won democratic rights and freedoms; their collective contributions are invaluable – and essential – to the work of the BC Civil Liberties Association.
We will be celebrating the 2014 Liberty Awards at the Liberty Awards Gala on June 19, 2014.
Freedom Means Different Things to Each of Us...
But we all deserve it equally.
Education. Litigation. Policy. Advocacy. Casework. Your contributions make our work possible.
Support human rights and civil liberties in Canada by becoming a monthly donor or a member of the association. Donate now.
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