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Canadian Civil Liberties Association
@cancivlib
Defending Canadian rights and freedoms since 1964. [email protected]
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 15, 2022
    The federal government has not met the threshold necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act. This law creates a high and clear standard for good reason: the Act allows government to bypass ordinary democratic processes. This standard has not been met. 1/3
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 15, 2022
    Replying to @cancivlib
    Governments regularly deal with difficult situations, and do so using powers granted to them by democratically elected representatives. Emergency legislation should not be normalized. It threatens our democracy and our civil liberties. #cdnpoli
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 15, 2022
    Replying to @cancivlib
    The Emergencies Act can only be invoked when a situation "seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada" & when the situation "cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada."
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 17, 2022
    We will be holding a news conference today at 4 PM EST to announce planned litigation of significant public interest. More to come. #cdnpoli
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 22, 2022
    We are deeply disappointed the government chose to make tonight's vote a matter of confidence. This morning, we asked the government to revoke the emergency declaration and barring that, to at minimum commit to a free vote in Parliament.
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 21, 2022
    Journalists must be able to do their jobs. Telling photojournalists not to take photos is unacceptable.
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    scott olson
    @olsongetty
    Feb 20, 2022
    A police officer stopped me this morning near my hotel in Ottawa and told me that I was in a secure zone and as a journalist I was not allowed to take pictures. I hope he was misinformed or it doesn’t speak well of press freedoms in Canada.
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 18, 2022
    Today, we announced that we will fight the invocation of the Emergencies Act in court. Here's why. #cdnpoli
    CCLA Will Fight Invocation of Emergencies Act in Court - CCLA
    From ccla.org
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 22, 2022
    Replying to @cancivlib
    Let's be clear: there is no legal justification for using the emergencies act. The broad powers the government has granted to police curtail Charter rights across the country. This risk of abuse is high. The emergency declaration should be immediately revoked.
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 21, 2022
    The blockades have fallen - and the government’s primary justification for invoking the Emergencies Act is gone. We are calling for the government to immediately revoke the declaration of a public emergency. ccla.org/press-release/…
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 18, 2022
    Warning journalists about safety risks in the protest zone is reasonable. Threatening them with arrest for doing their jobs is not. Time and time again, Canadian courts have ruled against exclusion zones and other limits on the press. #cdnpoli
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    Ottawa Police
    @OttawaPolice
    Feb 18, 2022
    All media who are attending the area, please keep a distance and stay out of police operations for your safety. Anyone found within areas undergoing enforcement may be subject to arrest. There will be a media availability later today at 474 Elgin Street. #ottnews
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Oct 26, 2022
    BREAKING: Today, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal agreed that the Gov’s exceptionally broad injunction went too far. It subjected every single person in NS to unreasonable restrictions on fundamental rights in the absence of evidence that this was necessary or proportional.
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 23, 2022
    We welcome the government’s decision to revoke the proclamation of emergency – it is overdue. From the outset, however, we have stated that the government did not meet the legal thresholds set out in the Emergencies Act.
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Feb 18, 2022
    Today, we filed an application for judicial review in federal court requesting an order quashing the Emergency Proclamation and the Emergency Measures Regulations and the Emergency Economic Measures Order. You can read it here:
    CCLA Will Fight Invocation of Emergencies Act in Court - CCLA
    From ccla.org
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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association
    @cancivlib
    Nov 3, 2022
    Our statement on the passage of Ontario's Bill 28. #onted