
The BCCLA is invited to research and prepare submissions that, for example, offer legislative committees insight into the civil liberties implications of proposed laws and amendments to laws.
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| APPEARANCES BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES |
| April 4, 2008 |
Murray Mollard |
TASERS |
| March 11, 2008 |
Catherine Wong |
Regulation of violent broadcasting |
February 4, 2008 |
Jason Gratl |
Anti-terrorism |
| February 11, 2008 |
Amir Attaran |
Security Certificates and
Special Advocates |
| February 25, 2008 |
Kirk Tousaw |
Age of sexual consent |
| December 4, 2007 |
Murray Mollard |
Security Certificates and
Special Advocates |
| March 26, 2007 |
Jason Gratl/ Christina Godlewska |
Citizenship & immigration:
"Lost Canadians" |
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| FREE EXPRESSION |
| 2008 |
Written Submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Bill C-327: A Bill to Regulate Violent Broadcasting |
| PRIVACY |
| 2006 |
Submission to the House of Commons Standing
Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
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Securing Compliance, Protecting
Privacy The PIPEDA Enforcement Evaluation Research Project.
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Scanning and storing the information
contained on the driver's licenses of bar patrons
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| 2005 |
Information
and Privacy Commissioner: regarding a complaint against Canadian Tire.
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| 2004 |
Implications
for the USA Patriot Act on government outsourcing.
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Bylaws
that require businesses to collect personal information and make it available
to police agencies.
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| 2002 |
Special
Committee to review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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Lawful
Access
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| Response
to DNA Data Bank Legislation Consultation Paper |
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| ANTI-TERRORISM |
| 2007 |
Iacobucci Inquiry:
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group and BCCLA outline procedures to be followed.
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| 2005 |
BCCLA Supplementary Submission to the Arar Commission Policy Review
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National
Security: Curbing the excess to protect freedom and democracy.
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Commission of Inquiry into the actions
of Canadian officials in relation to Maher Arar.
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Citizens' Inquiry on Defence, Security and Canada-U.S. Relations.
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| 2003 |
A
National ID Card For All Canadians? Fools' Gold or the Mother Lode of All Databases?
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To the Standing Committee on Citizenship
& Immigration Regarding a National ID Card.
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Bill
C-17, the Public Safety Act.
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| 2001 |
| Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act. |
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| DRUG
TESTING |
| 2005 |
To the Standing Committee on Justice and Human
Rights regarding roadside drug testing.
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| 2003 |
| Roadside
Drug Testing. |
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| NON
MEDICAL USE OF DRUGS |
| 2003 |
To
the Special Committee on the Non Medical Use of Drugs (Bill C-38).
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| 2001 |
| Presentation
to the Special Committee on the non-medicinal use of drugs |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
| 2008 |
Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Regarding Tasers |
| 2007 |
Citizenship is a fundamental right and must be treated in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice... read the BCCLA defence of citizenship and how it relates to Lost Canadians.
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| 2005 |
Charter challenge to Translink's policy of banning political advertising on buses.
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Regarding amendments to child pornography
statutes.
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| 2003 |
Letter
to Brenda Locke, MLA regarding funding for Statutory Officers of B.C.
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An act to amend the Criminal Code (protections of children) and the Canada Evidence
Act.
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| 2002 |
Consultation on Proposed Amendments
to the Human Rights Code.
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Bill
C-17, the Blood Samples Act, to the Standing Committee on Justice and
Human Rights.
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Review
of the mental disorder provisions of the Criminal Code.
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Special
Committee to review the police complaint process.
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Draft
Guidelines for television coverage of court proceedings.
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| 2001 |
| To the Standing Committee on Health
on draft human reproduction legislation. |