Police officers are granted many powers not legally available to other citizens. In order to ensure that police powers are exercised responsibly strong oversight, transparency and accountability laws and policies are ... + more details

Prisons should be managed in a way that ensures prisoners are treated fairly, humanely and equitably. + more details

Children's rights are the human rights of children with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to the young. + more details

The rights of the individual require protection from discrimination that is treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit. + more details

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees citizens fair process in criminal trials, but what about other venues? Government interactions with citizens must respect basic principles of fairness and process. + more details

Medical treatment should be provided in a way that respects the dignity and autonomy of the individual being treated. + more details

Freedom of speech challenges take many forms, including such diverse issues as media ownership concentration, sign bylaws, defamation suits, and aggressive policing of protests. + more details

Individuals should have control over their personal information and who has access to it; privacy rights must be respected by business and government. + more details

It is important that the government rush to "security" doesn’t trample the rights of individual citizens to free speech, fair and open trials, and other basic freedoms. + more details

Drug addiction should be considered a health issue rather than a criminal issue. + more details