Legislative Advocacy

2008

• April 9 - Bill C-10 - Denial of Tax Credits to Films that Contravene "Public Policy"
• January 31 - CCLA's Final Submissions to the Air India Inquiry

2007

• September 21 - Joint Statement Against Proposal to Publicly Fund Religious Schools
• September 21 - Brief Against Public Funding of Religious Schools
• September 20 - CCLA to Toronto Police Services Board Re: Retention of Police Records
• May 14 - Bill 212 Cyber-Speech of Students

2006

• June 13 - C-24 Law Enforcement Justification Provisions
• January 11 - Parkdale Police Searches

2005

• September 29 - Open Public Meetings
• September 20 - Summary of Anti-Terrorism Act Recommendations
• September 20 - Anti-Terrorism Act (C-36)
• May 16 - Anti-Terrorism Act (C-36)
• April 25 - Ontario Bill 158: Film Censorship
• April 13 - Citizenship Revocation
• March 24 - Child Pornography
• March 11 - Minimum Mandatory Sentences & Latimer
• March 8 - Police Drug Testing
• February 2005 - Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar

2004

• January 28 - Proposed Amendments to the Police Civil Complaint System

• October 20 -- Adoption of special safeguards for Anti-Terror Legislation
• October 7 -- Committee on Justice and Human Rights -- Bill C-20
• April 28 - Racial Profiling and Civilian Oversight of Police

2001

• May 8 - Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights - Bill C-24
• May 2 - Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration- Bill C-11
• March 1 - Personal Health Information Privacy Act
• Feb. 20 - Civil Forfeiture

2000

• November 20 - Response to Government of Canada White Paper on Law Enforcement & Criminal Liability
• May 17 - Standing Committee on General Government - Brian's Law

1999

• Nov 29- Safe Streets Act
• August 10 - The Law of Obscenity and Child Pornography

1998

• Nov - Police Strip Searches
• June 18 - Centralization of Complaints Process
• Feb - Police Treatment of Young Protesters at Queen's Park
• Feb - The "Strip Search Seven": Police Treatment of Guelph Protesters

1997

• Nov 24 - Newfoundland School System
• June - Police Accountability to the Special Investigations Unit
• April 24 - Organized Crime - Bill C-95
• March 17 - Administration and Justice
• Feb 4 - Bill C-55 - High Risk Offenders

1996

• Sept 12 - Referenda

1995

• March 30 - Police Accountability to Special Investigations Unit
• April 27 - Police Intelligence Gathering Recommendations
• September - The Role of Education in Combatting Racism

1994

• March - Prevention of Harrassment and Discrimination in Ontario Universities
• August - Framework Regarding Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination in Ontario Universities

1993

• September - Bill 79 - Employment Equity
• November - Racisim in the Ontario Criminal Justice System

1992

• February - Mandatory Drug Testing in the Workplace
• February - Improving Police Accountability
• August - Bill C-86 Amendments to Immigration Act

1991

• November - Guidelines for Affirmative Action Towards Employment Equity

1990

• June - Bill 107 Police Services