ACLRC in the News

At the ACLRC, we are always busy speaking to Albertans about important civil liberties and human rights issues. In addition to public presentations, we also comment on important issues with various media outlets. Take a look below to see what we've been up to. 

Those who don’t wear masks can’t be discriminated against, but it comes with limits. Myrna Tuttle, our research associate said mandatory masking is not only about individual freedom but also about public safety. - https://globalnews.ca/news/7465750/broken-city-social-club-mask-human-rights/ and https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/11/17/no-mask-no-service-no-exception/

Our Executive Director Professor Linda McKay-Panos commented on Alberta reports regarding COVID-19 cases on reserves in Canada. -https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-reports-highest-numbers-of-confirmed-covid-19-cases-on-reserves-in-canada-1.5168540

Our Human Rights Educator Brenda Johnston was with Global News Calgary to discuss what ACLRC is doing to start and change the conversation around racism. - https://globalnews.ca/video/5090662/calgary-organization-works-to-change-conversation-around-racism

Our Executive Director Professor Linda McKay-Panos was on CBC News - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/criminal-record-search-data-breach-civil-liberties-violated-1.4242021

Our Executive Director Professor Linda McKay-Panos was on CBC News - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-police-racist-carding-blood-tribe-1.4169754?cmp=rss

Our Research Associate Hasna Shireen was on CTV News - http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-cop-demands-answers-after-bad-experience-at-the-border-1.3112748

Our executive director spoke to Cochrane Ideas about free expression and the idea of reasonable limits on June 12, 2015.