BC Civil Liberties Association

Joint statement denouncing the adoption of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act due to the risk of peaceful protesters being criminalized through this new legislation and urging the close monitoring of the bill’s implementation by law enforcement. Letter urging Officials to uphold their obligations and commitments by meaningfully implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration), BC’s own Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and Interpretation Act.