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Canadian Civil Liberties Association

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Canadian Civil Liberties Association

@cancivlib

Defending Canadian rights and freedoms since 1964. [email protected]

Toronto, Ontario

Joined July 2010

Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 15, 2022
The federal government has not met the threshold necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act. This law creates a high and clear standard for good reason: the Act allows government to bypass ordinary democratic processes. This standard has not been met. 1/3
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 15, 2022
Replying to @cancivlib
Governments regularly deal with difficult situations, and do so using powers granted to them by democratically elected representatives. Emergency legislation should not be normalized. It threatens our democracy and our civil liberties. #cdnpoli
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 15, 2022
Replying to @cancivlib
The Emergencies Act can only be invoked when a situation "seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada" & when the situation "cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada."
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 17, 2022
We will be holding a news conference today at 4 PM EST to announce planned litigation of significant public interest. More to come. #cdnpoli
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 22, 2022
We are deeply disappointed the government chose to make tonight's vote a matter of confidence. This morning, we asked the government to revoke the emergency declaration and barring that, to at minimum commit to a free vote in Parliament.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 21, 2022
Journalists must be able to do their jobs. Telling photojournalists not to take photos is unacceptable.
scott olson
@olsongetty
Feb 20, 2022
A police officer stopped me this morning near my hotel in Ottawa and told me that I was in a secure zone and as a journalist I was not allowed to take pictures. I hope he was misinformed or it doesn’t speak well of press freedoms in Canada.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 18, 2022
Today, we announced that we will fight the invocation of the Emergencies Act in court. Here's why. #cdnpoli
CCLA Will Fight Invocation of Emergencies Act in Court - CCLA
From ccla.org
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 22, 2022
Replying to @cancivlib
Let's be clear: there is no legal justification for using the emergencies act. The broad powers the government has granted to police curtail Charter rights across the country. This risk of abuse is high. The emergency declaration should be immediately revoked.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 21, 2022
The blockades have fallen - and the government’s primary justification for invoking the Emergencies Act is gone. We are calling for the government to immediately revoke the declaration of a public emergency. ccla.org/press-release/…
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 18, 2022
Warning journalists about safety risks in the protest zone is reasonable. Threatening them with arrest for doing their jobs is not. Time and time again, Canadian courts have ruled against exclusion zones and other limits on the press. #cdnpoli
Ottawa Police
@OttawaPolice
Feb 18, 2022
All media who are attending the area, please keep a distance and stay out of police operations for your safety. Anyone found within areas undergoing enforcement may be subject to arrest. There will be a media availability later today at 474 Elgin Street. #ottnews
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Oct 26, 2022
BREAKING: Today, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal agreed that the Gov’s exceptionally broad injunction went too far. It subjected every single person in NS to unreasonable restrictions on fundamental rights in the absence of evidence that this was necessary or proportional.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 23, 2022
We welcome the government’s decision to revoke the proclamation of emergency – it is overdue. From the outset, however, we have stated that the government did not meet the legal thresholds set out in the Emergencies Act.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Feb 18, 2022
Today, we filed an application for judicial review in federal court requesting an order quashing the Emergency Proclamation and the Emergency Measures Regulations and the Emergency Economic Measures Order. You can read it here:
CCLA Will Fight Invocation of Emergencies Act in Court - CCLA
From ccla.org
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Nov 3, 2022
Our statement on the passage of Ontario's Bill 28. #onted