What we do
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Litigation
West Coast LEAF advances gender equality through our involvement in equality rights cases at all levels of court. Read More
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Law Reform
Day-to-day equality issues are affected by legislation. West Coast LEAF tracks existing and proposed legislation and responds to governments when it affects gender equality and human rights. Read More
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Education
One of the best ways to protect Charter and human rights is to educate people on how to use them. Read More
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RELEASE: Child support system must promote gender equality, advocacy group argues at Supreme Court of Canada
For immediate release – November 14, 2019 OTTAWA – West Coast LEAF is at the Supreme Read More
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Empowering survivors of gender-based violence
West Coast LEAF is proud to be part of a coalition of BC anti-violence organizations alongside Atira Women’s Resource Read More
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RELEASE: Anti-SLAPP Legislation Must Ensure the Dignity, Safety and Equality Rights of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence, says BC Coalition to Supreme Court of Canada
JOINT PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – November 12th, 2019 Today, a coalition of BC anti-violence organizations Read More
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Celebrate this Indigenous victory
Answering years of calls and activism by Indigenous groups, BC introduces sweeping legislation to implement the UN Declaration on Read More
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Trans Day of Remembrance 2019
November 20 marks the annual Trans Day Of Remembrance (TDOR). To mark this solemn day, we offer some history Read More
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Don’t Read the Comments: Three things to know about hate speech and the law
“It’s an amazing piece. Just don’t read the comments.” We’ve probably all heard some version of this. Many of Read More