by BSCC | Dec 20, 2012 | News
In its decision released today the Court ruled that a niqab-wearing sexual assault complainant may be permitted to wear her veil while being cross-examined by defence counsel. The Clinic, a counselling, legal and language interpretation agency based in Toronto, was...
by BSCC | Dec 18, 2012 | News
Recalling that our own gun control laws came out of the December 6 massacre in Montreal, it is worth taking a sober look at whose rights are paramount: “Republicans fiercely resist gun control and Democrats run scared of the gun lobby. The Supreme Court has upheld gun...
by BSCC | Dec 10, 2012 | News
The United Nations General Assembly has declared that “violence against women constitutes a violation of the rights and fundamental freedoms of women and impairs or nullifies their enjoyment of those rights and freedoms”,and has read the right to freedom from violence...
by BSCC | Nov 29, 2012 | News
The changes to immigration law and the recent dismantling of the long-gun registry are examples of Canada’s slipping commitment to justice and human rights. Released by the World Justice Project: Canada’s rankings dropped since last year in six of the...
by BSCC | Oct 9, 2012 | News
In addition, the government has instructed its lawyers to seek costs against us. This is clearly vindictive, and unusual to seek against a public interest organization. It is unusual to grant costs against public interest organizations, but as to whether it happens in...
