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category: Political Science
published: Oct 2014
ISBN:9781927583500
publisher: Second Story Press

Acting for Freedom

Fifty Years of Civil Liberties in Canada

by Marian Botsford Fraser, with Sukanya Pillay & Kent Roach, preface by Joseph Boyden

tagged: civil rights
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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with this overview of its activities--sometimes quiet and sometimes strident--as a watchdog and safeguard for Canadians and their rights as citizens. Through a series of discussions and interviews, a picture of Canada over the last half-century evolves. From the Charter of Freedoms to life and death matters such as abortion and the death penalty through to public security vs. the right to privacy. A fascinating look at the civil rights many of us take for granted.

About the Authors
Marian Botsford Fraser is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and critic whose work has appeared in Granta, The Walrus, The Globe & Mail, and others. She has authored three nonfiction books, including "Walking the Line: Travels Along the Canadian/American Border". A long-time contributor to CBC Radio's "Ideas,” past president of PEN Canada, she now chairs the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International. She lives in Toronto.

Sukanya Pillay is a lawyer, law professor, public speaker, and writer. She is currently the Law Foundation of Ontario Scholar and a visiting professor at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. Sukanya lives in Windsor, Ontario.


Kent Roach is Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is the award-winning author of seventeen books, including Canadian Justice and Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case (shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing). He has also written over 275 articles and chapters published around the world. He served as volume lead for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Report on the Legacy of Residential Schools. In 2015, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

Kent Roach is Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is the award-winning author of seventeen books, including Canadian Justice and Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case (shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing). He has also written over 275 articles and chapters published around the world. He served as volume lead for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Report on the Legacy of Residential Schools. In 2015, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

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