John Dixon (Canada)
John Dixon (Canada) is a Canadian person notable for B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
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- See: John Dixon, John Dixon (As the World Turns), John Henry Dixon, John M. Dixon
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- John Edward Dixon is a Canadian philosopher and civil liberties advocate who was closely associated with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) for many years. Specifically:
- Dixon served as President of the BCCLA Board of Directors from 1984 to 1990 and again from 2001 to 2003. He was on the BCCLA's Executive Committee from 1983 to 2014, spanning over 30 years of involvement with the organization[7].
- He joined the BCCLA Board of Directors in 1982, just as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was adopted[7].
- John Edward Dixon is a Canadian philosopher and civil liberties advocate who was closely associated with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) for many years. Specifically:
3. Dixon was instrumental in several key Charter decisions and civil liberties cases during his time with the BCCLA. At the organization's 50th anniversary, he was the first recipient of the BCCLA's Lifetime Achievement Award[7].
4. As BCCLA president in the 1980s, Dixon established the association as one of the most active and effective civil rights organizations in North America. He led the BCCLA into major battles over issues like electoral boundaries, representation, and constitutional rights[8].
5. Dixon was known for his energetic approach and for tackling controversial issues. As BCCLA president, he criticized gun-control legislation, urged refugee reform, and defended laws protecting pornographers[8].
6. Outside of his BCCLA work, Dixon was a philosophy teacher at Capilano College (now Capilano University) and also served as a special policy advisor to Canada's Minister of National Defence and as a senior policy adviser to the Deputy Minister of Justice[5][7].
7. Dixon co-authored books on civil liberties issues, including one on experimental drugs and AIDS titled "Catastrophic Rights" published in 1990[5].
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