The following collection of position papers were produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties between 1968 and 1998. Click here for the original archival index of submissions (incomplete).
Click here for a list/index of letters written by the CCLA between 1968 and 2000 (with two samples reproduced in the file).
| Title | Agency | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance of Roads Across Indian Reserves | Sarnia City Council | 1968 |
| Meadowsweet Exploration | Etobicoke Borough Council | 1968 |
| Alleged Behaviour or Misbehaviour of Certain Ontario Magistrates | Commission of Inquiry, Toronto | 1968 |
| Employment of Gregory Spears | York Borough Council Toronto | 1968 |
| Suspension of Tim Cressman | Newmarket District High School Board, Toronto | 1968 |
| Legislation on Hate Propaganda | Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs | 1969 |
| Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping | Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Toronto | 1969 |
| Police Practices in Ontario | Hon. Arthur A. Wishart Attorney General of Ontario | 1969 |
| Civil Liberties and the Administration of Public Welfare | Hon. John Yaremko Minister of Social and Family Services of Ontario, Toronto | 1970 |
| Poverty and Civil Liberties | Special Senate Committee on Poverty, Ottawa | 1970 |
| War Measures Act | Government of Canada | 1970 |
| Resolution Requiring Discharge for Advocating FLQ Policies | Board of Education, Toronto | 1970 |
| Public Order (Temporary Measures) Act | Government of Canada | 1970 |
| Law Enforcement Policies in Obscenity Matters | Board of Commissioners of Police, Metropolitan Toronto | 1970 |
| Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping | Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Toronto | 1970 |
| Civil Liberties and the Administration of Public Welfare | Hon. John Yaremko Minister of Social and Family Services of Ontario, Toronto | 1970 |
| Poverty and Civil Liberties | Special Senate Committee on Poverty, Ottawa | 1970 |
| War Measures Act | Government of Canada | 1970 |
| Resolution Requiring Discharge for Advocating FLQ Policies | Board of Education, Toronto | 1970 |
| Public Order (Temporary Measures) Act | Government of Canada | 1970 |
| Law Enforcement Policies in Obscenity Matters | Board of Commissioners of Police, Metropolitan Toronto | 1970 |
| Emergency Powers | Hon. John Turner Minister of Justice of Canada, Ottawa | 1970 |
| A Preliminary Point in the Appeal of Mrs. Lillian Carnigan | Board of Review, Toronto | 1970 |
| Right to Counsel | Hon. Otto Lang, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Ottawa | 1970 |
| Bill C-6 The Protection of Privacy Act | House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Ottawa | 1970 |
| Effective Right to Counsel in Ontario Criminal Cases | Hon. George A. Kerr, Provincial Secretary for Justice; Hon. Dalton Bales, Attorney General; Hon. John Yaremko, Solicitor General, Toronto | 1970 |
| Anti-Loitering By-Law | The Corporation of the Town of Oakville | 1970 |
| A Preliminary Point In the Appeal of Mrs. Lillian Carrigan | The Board of Review | 1971 |
| Task Force on Policing in Ontario | Task Force on Policing in Ontario | 1973 |
| Due Process and the Law of Immigration | Hon. Robert Andras Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Ottawa | 1974 |
| Conduct of Police Forces at Fort Erie on the 11th of May, 1974 | Royal Commission, St. Catharines | 1974 |
| Metropolitan Toronto Review of Citizen-Police Complaint Procedure | Arthur Maloney, Toronto | 1974 |
| Public Complaints, Internal Discipline and Grievance Procedure Within the RCMP | Commission of Inquiry, Ottawa | 1974 |
| Task Force on Legal Aid | Task Force on Legal Aid | 1974 |
| Public Complaints, Internal Discipline and Grievance Procedures Within the RCMP | Public Complaints, Internal Discipline and Grievance Procedures Within the RCMP | 1974 |
| Case of Rene Vaillancourt and the Issue of Capital Punishment | Government of Canada, Ottawa | 1975 |
| Immigration Policy of the Parliament of Canada | Immigration Policy of the Parliament of Canada | 1975 |
| Bill C-83 Peace and Security | House of Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Ottawa | 1976 |
| Bill C-84 Capital Offences | House of Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Ottawa | 1976 |
| Police Practices and the Morand Report | Hon. John P. MacBeth, Solicitor General of Ontario, Toronto | 1976 |
| The Royal Commission Into Metropolitan Toronto Police Practices | The Royal Commission Into Metropolitan Toronto Police Practices | 1976 |
| Police Practices and the Morand Report | The Honourable John P. MacBeth, Q.C., Solicitor General of Ontario | 1976 |
| Review of Ontario Human Rights Code | Ontario Human Rights Commission, Toronto | 1977 |
| Inquiry into Maximum Security Institutions of the Canadian Penitentiary Service | House of Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Ottawa | 1977 |
| Involuntary Civil Commitment | Hon. Dennis Timbrell Minister of Health for Ontario, Toronto | 1977 |
| Federal Government’s Human Rights Bill | House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Ottawa | 1977 |
| Amending the Protection of Privacy Act | Hon. Ron Basford, Minister of Justice of Canada | 1977 |
| Federal Government’s Immigration Bill C-24 | House of Commons Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Immigration, Ottawa | 1977 |
| Priorities and Procedures for the Commission’s Proceedings | Commission of Inquiry Concerning Certain Activities of the RCMP, Ottawa | 1978 |
| Addendum to Submissions | Commission of Inquiry Concerning Certain Activities of the RCMP, Ottawa | 1978 |
| Bill C-26 Mail Opening | House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Ottawa | 1978 |
| Commission on Freedom of Information and Individual Privacy | Commission on Freedom of Information and Individual Privacy | 1978 |
| Veterinary Licensing Practices | Ontario Human Rights Commission, Toronto | 1979 |
| Public Disclosure and the Official Secrets Act | Commission of Inquiry Concerning Certain Activities of the RCMP, Ottawa | 1979 |
| Emergency Powers and the War Measures Act | Commission of Inquiry Concerning Certain Activities of the RCMP, Ottawa | 1979 |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Confidentiality of Health Records In the Province of Ontario | Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Confidentiality of Health Records In the Province of Ontario | 1979 |
| Veterinary Licensing Practices | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 1979 |
| Submissions of Commission Counsel | Commission of Inquiry Concerning Certain Activities of the RCMP, Ottawa | 1980 |
| Bill 201 Police Complaints Machinery | Committee on Neighbourhoods, Housing, Fire and Legislation City of Toronto | 1980 |
| Contact School Investigation | Metropolitan Toronto Board of Commissioners of Police | 1980 |
| RCMP Wrongdoing | Hon. Robert Kaplan Solicitor General of Canada, Ottawa | 1980 |
| Submissions of Commission Counsel | Commission of Inquiry Concerning Certain Activities of the RCMP, Ottawa | 1980 |
| Charter of Rights and Freedoms | Special Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, Ottawa | 1980 |
| Emergency Proposals | Metropolitan Toronto Executive Committee | 1980 |
| Toronto Bathhouse Raids | Hon. R. Roy McMurtry Solicitor General of Ontario, Toronto | 1981 |
| Bill C-43 Accessibility of Government Information and the Protection of Personal Information | House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Ottawa | 1981 |
| Civilian-Police Complaint Machinery | Mayor’s Committee on Community and Race Relations of the City of Toronto, Toronto | 1981 |
| Ross Dowson, the RCMP and the Principles of Prosecutorial Discertion | Hon. R. Roy McMurtry Attorney General of Ontario, Toronto | 1981 |
| Ontario Human Rights Code – Bill 7 | Ontario Legislature Standing Committee on Resources Development, Toronto | 1981 |
| Ontario Government Bill on Civilian Complaints Against the Police | City of Toronto Executive Committee, Toronto | 1981 |
| Bill 68 Complaints Against Metropolitan Toronto Police | Standing Committee on Administration of Justice of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Toronto | 1981 |
| Security, Intelligence and the Report of the MacDonald Commission | Hon. Robert Kaplan Solicitor General of Canada, Ottawa | 1982 |
| Emergency Planning Order | Standing Joint Parliamentary Committee on Regulations and Other Statutory Instruments, Ottawa | 1982 |
| Prosecution of RCMP Wrongdoers | Hon. Mark McGuigan Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Ottawa | 1983 |
| Bill C-157 National Security | Special Committee of the Senate on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service | 1983 |
| Policing Policies in Orillia | Orillia City Council | 1983 |
| The Prosecution of RCMP Wrongdoers | The Honourable Mark MeGuigan Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | 1983 |
| Special House of Commons Committee on Visible Minorities | Special House of Commons Committee on Visible Minorities | 1983 |
| The Ratification of Campus Groups | University Students’ Council, University of Western Ontario | 1984 |
| Bill C-9 National Security | House of Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs | 1984 |
| Pornography and the Law | Special Committee on Pornography and Prostitution | 1984 |
| Bill C-109 National Security | Hon. Robert Kaplan, Ottawa | 1984 |
| Interventions in Public Interest Litigation | Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa | 1984 |
| Union Access to the Eaton Centre | Neighbourhoods Committee, Toronto City Hall | 1984 |
| Bill C-9 National Security | The Honourable Robert Kaplan Solicitor General of Canada | 1984 |
| Electro Convulsive Therapy Review Committee | Electro Convulsive Therapy Review Committee | 1984 |
| Bill 30 Public Funding for Roman Catholic Separate Secondary Schools | Standing Committee on Social Development | 1985 |
| Bill C-49 Street Prostitution | Legislative Committee, House of Commons, Ottawa | 1985 |
| Video Surveillance by Police of Public Washrooms | Hon. Ken Keyes Solicitor General of Ontario | 1986 |
| Social Assistance and the “Man in the House” Rule | Hon. John Sweeney, Minister of Community and Social Services of Ontario | 1986 |
| Bill C-77 The Emergencies Act | Hon. Perrin Beatty Minister of National Defence, Ottawa | 1987 |
| Bill C-77 The Emergencies Act | Legislative Committee on Bill C-77 (The Emergencies Act) | 1988 |
| The Improvement of Police-Community Relations | Hon. Ian Scott, Attorney General of Ontario | 1989 |
| Religious Education in the Public School | Ministerial Inquiry on Religious Education, Ontario | 1989 |
| The Five Year Review of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service | Special Committee on the Review of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Act House of Commons, Ottawa | 1990 |
| The De-registration of of Charities and the Right of Free Speech | Hon. Otto Jelinek Minister of National Revenue | 1990 |
| Bill 107 Police Services | Hon. Steven Offer Solicitor General of Ontario | 1990 |
| The Improvement of Police Accountability | Hon. Mike Farnan Solicitor General of Ontario | 1991 |
| Guidelines for Affirmative Action Towards Employment Equity | Hon. Elaine Ziemba Minister of Citizenship for Ontario | 1991 |
| Mandatory Drug Testing in the Workplace | Hon. Bob Mackenzie Minister of Labour for Ontario | 1992 |
| Improving Police Accountability | Hon. Allan Pilkey Solicitor General of Ontario | 1992 |
| Accountability for Police Use of Force | Metropolitan Toronto Police Services Board | 1992 |
| Bill C-86 Amendments to Immigration Act | Hon. Bernard Valcourt Minister of Employment and Immigration | 1992 |
| Improving Police Accountability | The Honourable Allan Pilkey Solicitor General of Ontario | 1992 |
| Amendments to Immigration Act | Legislative Committee on Bill C-86 (Immigration) House of Commons | 1992 |
| Bill 79 Employment Equity | Standing Committee on the Administration of Justice of the Ontario Legislature | 1993 |
| Commission on Systemic Racism in the Ontario Criminal Justice System | Commission on Systemic Racism in the Ontario Criminal Justice System | 1993 |
| Framework Regarding Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination in Ontario Universities | Hon. Dave Cooke, Minister of Education and Training for Ontario, Toronto | 1994 |
| Summary of Recommendations to Metro Toronto Police Services Board | Metro Toronto Police Services Board | 1995 |
| Summary of Recommendations to Metro Toronto Police Services Board Re Police Intelligence Gathering | Metro Toronto Police Services Board | 1995 |
| The Role of Education in Combatting Racism | Hon. John Snobelen Minister of Education and Training for Ontario, Toronto | 1995 |
| Bill C-55 Electronic Monitoring | House of Commons Committee on Justice & Legal Affairs (Oral Submission) | 1997 |
| Special Investigations Unit | 1997 | |
| Bill 102 Community Safety Act | Administration of Justice Committee Hearing | 1997 |
| Bill 142 Social Assistance Reform Act | Ontario Legislature Standing Committee on Social Development | 1997 |
| Guelph Strip Searches | Recommendations to Guelph Police Services Board | 1998 |
| December/97 Queen’s Park demonstration strip searches | Toronto Police Services Board m?. | 1998 |
| The Law of Obscenity and Child Pornography | Hon. Anne McLellan Minister of Justice for Canada | 1998 |
| Safe Streets Act, 1999 | Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy | 1998 |