Ready for Takeoff?
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- Published on Saturday, 05 July 2014 05:20
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Ready for Takeoff?
National security, equal citizenship, police accountability, and some clarity on cell phone searches. In this month's civil liberties update:
- New from our blogs
- Join us for Vancouver Pride 2014!
- 43,000 stand up for equal citizenship
- Cell phone searches: got a warrant for that?
- Update on the Greg Matters inquiry
From Our Blogs
National Security Blog: Ready for Takeoff?
America's No Fly List appeal process was just ruled unconstitutional. Find out what is means for Canadians!
One Year Later: Analysis of the Snowden Revelations
This is a fight the global community must not lose, and only by taking stock can we know where to go to next.
Edward Snowden Talks Freedom of the Press
Edward Snowden himself sent the BCCLA this video with some powerful words on the importance of a free press.
Join Us for Vancouver Pride on August 3!
This year we will be taking part in the Parade AND the Sunset Beach Festival.
Vancouver Pride is one of our very favorite events of the year. It’s an awesome time, and a great way for us to spend some time with supporters like you!
Learn more here and sign up here!
43,000 Stand Up for Equal Citizenship
The support across Canada for stopping Bill C24's proposed changes to Canada's Citizenship Act has been overwhelming!
Although the bill has now passed into law, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL), with the support of the BCCLA, has committed to challenging the constitutionality of the law. We’re standing up for equal citizenship, and tens of thousands of Canadians are standing with us.
Cell Phone Searches: Come Back with a Warrant!
Cell phones contain a near endless amount of information. Treating cell phone searches as though they are the same as looking through a backpack just doesn't make sense.
The BCCLA intervened in the R. v. Mann case to argue that cell phone searches require a warrant. On June 18, the BC Court of Appeal ruled that the law no longer permits police to conduct warrantless searches of the entire contents of an individual’s cell phone. The court decided not to rule on whether or not a “cursory search” of a cell phone would be permissible.
Update on Inquiry into Death of Greg Matters
The report by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) into the death of retired solider Greg Matters’ who was shot by RCMP outside of Prince George left out a key detail, namely that he was shot in the back and not the chest. The BCCLA along with Justice for Girls and Pivot Legal Society called for a third party review of this investigation.
We are encouraged that the IIO has appointed a civilian monitor to review its investigation into the Matters case. We think that this is the right step to take to keep public confidence in the IIO.
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But we all deserve it equally.
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