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 POLITICAL RIGHTS
 NEWS


BCCLA Opposes Ad Resitrictions in Bill 42
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial government of British Columbia to
eliminate third party advertising restrictions on advertising 120 days before and during an election
campaign. These restrictions are outlined in Bill 42, the Election Amendment Act.

May 14, 2008

BCCLA Condemns Provincial Electoral Boundaries Decision by Provincial Government
The BCCLA is condemning the Liberal Government’s resolution today to adopt provincial electoral boundaries
that will undermine constitutional principles of voter parity.

March 13, 2008

Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act
BCCLA is calling for the B.C. government to withdraw Bill 39. If Bill 39 is not withdrawn, the BCCLA will sue the
government to have the constitutional rights of British Columbians respected and protected.

November 2, 2007


Citizenship is a fundamental right and must be treated
in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice...
read our defence of citizenship and how it
relates to "Lost Canadians."

April 3, 2007


Voter-ID law would go too far.

December 13, 2006

BCCLA criticizes new voter ID requirements as disenfranchising vulnerable people.
November 28, 2006

BCCLA supports Single Transferable Vote electoral system.
May 5, 2005

 LEGAL ARGUMENTS
2001 Sauvé v. The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, the Solicitor General of Canada,
       and the Attorney General of Canada in the Supreme Court of Canada
 SUBMISSIONS
Letter to Brenda Locke, MLA and Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services regarding
funding for Statutory Officers of B.C.

November 27, 2003
 POSITIONS
ABORIGINAL SELF GOVERNMENT
2000 Aboriginal self government:
The rights of non-aboriginal residents in First Nation jurisdictions
1998 Proposed Nisga'a treaty
 
ELECTORAL REFORM
1990 Electoral reform and party financing
1987 Electoral boundaries: Redistribution of boundaries
1985 Electoral boundaries: B.C.’s provincial electoral districting laws
1980 Electoral reform (Vancouver Charter)
1979 Royal Commission on Electoral Reform
 
MISCELLANEOUS
1998 Recall legislation: Statement of claim in B.C. Supreme Court
1996 Submission on delinquent dads
1994 Report on Recall and Initiative
1991 Conflict of interest and public sector interests
1987 Municipal Act candidacy restrictions