British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Annual Report 2003: The Democratic Commitment

The BCCLA is a grassroots organization that defends and advocates for civil liberties through public education, casework, law reform, and litigation. This annual report reviews work done in 2003, lists staff, volunteers, and member supporters, and provides a financial statement. Highlighted work includes advocating for a public inquiry on the Maher Arar case, and contributing to the creation of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). New positions taken are described (against roadside drug testing; video surveillance in schools; national ID cards; sexual morality laws still existing in the criminal code). Major casework is detailed, in the areas of due process; police accountability; freedom of speech; personal privacy; drug offences; discrimination; patients' rights; and good governance.