Terry Gould

Know your rights on drug laws for Indigenous people who use drugs Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2024

HIV and the criminal law in Canada Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2023

Hard time persists: Healthcare and harm reduction for Indigenous people in prison Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2025

Respect, Protect, Fulfill: A Human Rights Response to HIV: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Strategic Plan 2017-2022 Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2017

In 2016, we undertook a planning process to set our strategic directions for the next five years (2017–2022), including seeking the input of our members, key partners and supporters. This is a summary of the Legal Network’s 2017–2022 strategic plan.

Respect, Protect, Fulfill: A Human Rights Response to HIV Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2018

The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network’s strategic plan, Respect, Protect, Fulfill: A Human Rights Response to HIV sets out the goals for the organization over the next five years.

Time to act on harm reduction promises: Open Letter to the Liberal Party of Canada Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2018

Drug policy is at a critical juncture in Canada, and we need our elected representatives to put even greater emphasis on public health objectives and outcomes, respecting human rights for all. Welcome steps have been taken on this front following the 2015 election, including restoring harm reduction as a key pillar of Canada’s drug strategy,…

Open Letter to the Liberal Party of Canada - Decriminalize Sex Work: Support Resolution #2764 Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2018

It is now well recognized, not just by sex workers but by a wide range of human rights organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, and the Center for Health and Gender Equity, United Nations bodies such as the UN Development Programme, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS,…

Immigration and Travel to Canada for People Living with HIV: Questions and Answers Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2018

People living with HIV are allowed to travel to Canada. However, HIV status is one factor considered by the Government of Canada when deciding if a person can stay in Canada for an extended period of time. This Q&A provides information on how Canadian immigration law and policy affect people living with HIV who wish…

Letter to Minister of Canadian Heritage RE: Reinstatement of the Court Challenges Program Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2017

“We commend your government’s decision to restore funding to the Court Challenges Program (CCP). We applaud your commitment to ‘work continuously to make Canada more diverse, inclusive and equitable.’ And we share the Minister of Justice’s expectation that reinstatement of the CCP ‘will increase access to justice for vulnerable groups and official-language communities.’ “However, in…

Factum of the Interveners at the Supreme Court of Canada: R. V. Lloyd Resource - Published

Organization: HIV Legal Network | Publication date: 2016

“Globally, prisons disproportionately incarcerate people from marginalized communities, who, in turn, are disproportionately affected by conditions such as drug dependence, HIV, and hepatitis C virus. … Section 5(3)(a)(i)(D) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (the “MMS Provision”) mandates that the persons to whom it applies serve a one year prison sentence, whatever their health condition. The MMS…