Sunday, September 18, a 95 y.o. man assaulted another senior at the residential care facility of Vernon’s Jubilee Hospital. The victim died and within hours, the elderly culprit was arrested, taken into […]
Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender says negotiations are complete, an agreement for continuing the RCMP role in British Columbia is done. Attorney General Shirley Bond – the person who promised to slash top salaries […]
The BC Civil Liberties Association, now in its sixth decade, does important and principled work in our province while advocating for individual rights, freedom and law reform. Their good work continues as […]
CBC News posted a report of an incident where an apparently drunk man is assaulted by police officers, an incident partly captured on video. Footage shows one or two officers striking a […]
From a BC Civil Liberties Association website: The Olympics have an unfortunate history of being associated with government activities that repress dissenting voices and “undesirable” populations. In China, dissidents and potential protesters […]
Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association writes a blog that should be read by every person who respects justice. Go there to read the rest of this entry from January […]
After the RCMP were accused of intimidating anti-Olympic activists at a public meeting in Kelowna, BC Civil Liberties Association Executive Director David Eby said: In the history of the Olympics, have any […]
This is a development that adds information to the Northern Insights article Kinder, gentler mold.——————————————————– The Vancouver Police Department has responded to BCCLA demands that it refrain from using their newly acquired […]
Lately, I’ve been thinking of Network, a great Sidney Lumet movie written by Paddy Chayevsky. It makes we wonder. Is it, finally, time to be angry? Will even that question result in […]
From RightsCity, a project of the BC Civil Liberties Association, with thanks to Jesse Lobdell: The BC Coroner has scheduled an inquest for November 2009 to probe the in-custody death of Robert […]
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