Canadian Civil Liberties Association 1414819 217696904 2008-06-07T06:33:20Z DigitalC 3935006 add cat {{Infobox_Organization | name = Canadian Civil Liberties Association | image = | caption = CCLA logo | membership = 6,500 members | language = English | headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] | formation = [[1964]] | website = http://www.ccla.org/ }} The '''Canadian Civil Liberties Association''' or '''CCLA''', is a [[non-governmental organization]] in [[Canada]] that is devoted to the defense of [[civil liberties]] and [[civil rights]]. The CCLA was founded in [[1964]] and is based in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. Its current president is Marsha Hanen, who is also a former president of the [[University of Winnipeg]]. [[Alan Borovoy]] has been the CCLA's general counsel since [[1968]]. The Association notably spoke out vigorously against the [[1970]] invocation of the [[War Measures Act]] by then [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Pierre Trudeau]] in response to the [[October Crisis]] in [[Quebec]]. The CCLA's records are preserved at [[Library and Archives Canada]]. ==Litigation== ===Supreme Court of Canada=== The CCLA has [[intervener|intervened]] in numerous cases before the [[Supreme Court of Canada]], including: * ''[[Nova Scotia Board of Censors v. McNeil]]'', [1976] 2 S.C.R. 265 * ''[[Attorney General of Nova Scotia v. MacIntyre]]'', [1982] 1 S.C.R. 175 * ''[[Canada (Human Rights Commission) v. Taylor]]'', [1990] 3 S.C.R. 892 * ''[[R. v. Keegstra]]'', [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697 * ''[[R. v. Butler]]'', [1992] 1 S.C.R. 452 * ''[[R. v. Zundel]]'', [1992] 2 S.C.R. 731 * ''[[Ramsden v. Peterborough (City)]]'', [1993] 2 S.C.R. 1084 * ''[[Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto]]'', [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 * ''[[Ross v. New Brunswick School District No. 15]]'', [1996] 1 S.C.R. 825 * ''[[R. v. Lucas]]'', [1998] 1 S.C.R. 439 * ''[[Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (Attorney General)]]'', [1998] 1 S.C.R. 877 * ''[[Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice)]]'', [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120, 2000 SCC 69 * ''[[R. v. Sharpe]]'', [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45, 2001 SCC 2 * ''[[R. v. Bryan]]'', 2007 SCC 12 ==See also== * [[British Columbia Civil Liberties Association]] * [[American Civil Liberties Union]] ==External link== *[http://www.ccla.org/ Official site] {{Canada-poli-stub}} [[Category:Government watchdog groups in Canada]] [[Category:Civil liberties advocacy groups]] [[Category:Legal defense organizations]] [[Category:Political advocacy groups in Canada]] [[Category:Human rights organizations in Canada]]