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.
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"
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.
Securing Compliance, Protecting Privacy The PIPEDA Enforcement Evaluation Research Project.
Scanning and storing the information contained on the driver's licenses of bar patrons
2005
Information and Privacy Commissioner: regarding a complaint against Canadian Tire.
2004
Implications for the USA Patriot Act on government outsourcing.
Bylaws that require businesses to collect personal information and make it available to police agencies.
2002
Special Committee to review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Lawful Access
Response to DNA Data Bank Legislation Consultation Paper
ANTI-TERRORISM
2007
Iacobucci Inquiry: International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group and BCCLA outline procedures to be followed.
2005
BCCLA Supplementary Submission to the Arar Commission Policy Review
National Security: Curbing the excess to protect freedom and democracy.
Commission of Inquiry into the actions of Canadian officials in relation to Maher Arar.
Citizens' Inquiry on Defence, Security and Canada-U.S. Relations.
2003
A National ID Card For All Canadians? Fools' Gold or the Mother Lode of All Databases?
To the Standing Committee on Citizenship & Immigration Regarding a National ID Card.
Bill C-17, the Public Safety Act.
2001
Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act.
DRUG TESTING
2005
To the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding roadside drug testing.
2003
Roadside Drug Testing.
NON MEDICAL USE OF DRUGS
2003
To the Special Committee on the Non Medical Use of Drugs (Bill C-38).
2001
Presentation to the Special Committee on the non-medicinal use of drugs
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.
2005
Charter challenge to Translink's policy of banning political advertising on buses.
Regarding amendments to child pornography statutes.
2003
Letter to Brenda Locke, MLA regarding funding for Statutory Officers of B.C.
An act to amend the Criminal Code (protections of children) and the Canada Evidence Act.
2002
Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Human Rights Code.
Bill C-17, the Blood Samples Act, to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Review of the mental disorder provisions of the Criminal Code.
Special Committee to review the police complaint process.
Draft Guidelines for television coverage of court proceedings.
2001
To the Standing Committee on Health on draft human reproduction legislation.