For immediate release – August 3, 2016 VANCOUVER – Today, West Coast LEAF calls on all levels of government to commit to addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls through a robust, effective national inquiry. Following decades of advocacy Read More
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – August 3, 2016) Today a Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls responded to the Federal Government’s announcement of the national Inquiry. The Federal Government has released the names of the Commissioners Read More
For immediate release – July 12, 2016 Vancouver – On July 12, 2016 West Coast LEAF will release a new report entitled High Stakes: The impacts of child care on the human rights of women and children. The report Read More
For immediate release – July 11, 2016 VANCOUVER – Today, a national coalition of women’s organizations including West Coast LEAF was granted intervener status in the inquiry into the conduct of Justice Robin Camp while he presided over a Read More
The Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women has issued a press release to highlight its public statement urging full involvement of the provinces and territories in the national inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women. The participation of Read More
In April 2016, British Columbia’s highest court handed down its ruling in College of Massage Therapists of BC v Scott, a case dealing with the ability of regulatory bodies for health services to take measures to protect public safety when Read More
On April 21st, 2016, our Litigation Director Raji Mangat spoke with the Vancouver Island Mental Health Society and People First Radio about West Coast LEAF’s successful intervention in Lloyd v R. This case resulted in certain mandatory minimum sentences for Read More
April 25, 2016 — For immediate release Vancouver – Today, the BC Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) rendered judgment in Scott v. College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia. In this case, the complainant alleged that her massage therapist engaged Read More
For immediate release – April 15, 2016 VANCOUVER – In a ground-breaking judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that mandatory minimum sentencing for certain drug offences violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This case challenged a Read More
As one of more than 25 members of the Coalition on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, West Coast LEAF endorsed a media advisory to publicize the April 7th 2016 live streaming of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ public hearing Read More
