Supreme Court of Canada Rules Charter Challenge to Forced Psychiatric Treatment Laws Can Continue
June 23, 2022, (Vancouver, BC) Today the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the BC government’s five-year legal campaign aimed at stopping the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) – a nationally respected disability rights organization – from challenging BC’s […]
BC government continues to block Charter challenge to outdated Mental Health Act by appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada
For immediate release – April 6, 2021
Vancouver, BC – The Supreme Court of Canada announced that it will hear an appeal by the BC government seeking to block a Charter challenge to British Columbia’s outdated Mental Health Act and […]
Community Legal Assistance Society Celebrates 50 Years Fighting for Justice
For Immediate Release – March 29, 2021
Vancouver, B.C. – On March 29, Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) launches a year-long celebration of 50 years of fighting for social justice. CLAS was incorporated as a non-profit legal services society in Vancouver […]
Crisis Looms as COVID-19 Recovery and EI Benefits Start to Run Out
Workers in the hundreds of thousands are stressed out as they face an imminent financial crisis. Canada’s special COVID-19 measures for EI and Recovery Benefits will soon run out for many. There are only 3 bi-weekly payments remaining for many […]
Court of Appeal Lets Charter Challenge to Forced Psychiatric Treatment Laws Continue
For Immediate Release
Vancouver, BC
The BC Court of Appeal overturned a decision that had dismissed the Council of Canadians with Disabilities’ Charter challenge to the laws governing forced psychiatric treatment in BC. The Court of Appeal’s decision confirms the importance of […]
Letter to Minister Dix and Minister Darcy Re: Bill 22 – 2020 – Mental Health Amendment Act
July 3, 2020
via email
The Honourable Adrian Dix, M.L.A.
Minister of Health
Room 337 Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
[email protected]
The Honourable Judy Darcy, M.L.A.
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Room 346 Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
[email protected]
Re: Bill 22 – 2020 – Mental Health Amendment Act
Dear […]