Registration - Organization

BC Civil Liberties Association / Liza Hughes, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: BC Civil Liberties Association
Previous Organization names
Senior Officer Name: Liza Hughes, Executive Director
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2010-04-27
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 9627-418

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 35

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 10 of 28 (2020-05-04 to 2020-05-04)

Registration versions:

Version 10 of 28 (2020-05-04 to 2020-05-04)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Encouraged the government to expand eligibility for voting in local government elections to permanent residents.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Elections
Letter sent to the MSC urging them to waive the 3-month waiting period for MSP enrollment.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Health
Press release condemning the deployment of RCMP on Wet'suwet'en land, and urging Premier Horgan to withdraw RCMP presence on such lands.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Encouraged the government to expand eligibility for voting in local government elections to permanent residents.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Elections
Letter sent regarding the issue of protection orders during COVID 19, urging the Court to extend all protection orders that are expiring during the period of March 18 - May 15, 2020.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Justice and Law Enforcement
Letter sent to the MSC urging them to waive the 3-month waiting period for MSP enrollment.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Health
Press release condemning the deployment of RCMP on Wet'suwet'en land, and urging Premier Horgan to withdraw RCMP presence on such lands.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Harsha Walia, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

BC Civil Liberties Association

Address:
306-268 Keefer St
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X5
Canada

Telephone number: 604-630-9752

Description of Activities

The BC Civil Liberties Association was established in 1962. Our mandate is to preserve, defend, maintain and extend civil liberties and human rights in Canada. We achieve our mandate through our Advocacy in Action, Public Policy, Community Education, and Justice programs. The BCCLA is an autonomous, non-partisan charitable society.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
BC Games Society	$52,000.00

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
BC Games Society	$56,175.00	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
BC Games Society	$52,000.00

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Coalition Members Information

BC Civil Liberties Association is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

BC Civil Liberties Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of BC Civil Liberties Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Latoya Farrell
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: Information not required when originally submitted