In December 2017, West Coast LEAF submitted recommendations to BC’s Fair Wages Commission, with a focus on closing the gap between the living wage and the minimum wage and addressing the gendered dimensions of economic insecurity. Our recommendations included: Read More
In November 2017, we shared input on the re-launching of the BC Human Rights Commission. West Coast LEAF believes that an independent, authoritative and empowered Commission is essential to the promotion of human rights and gender equality in BC. Read Read More
In October 2017, West Coast LEAF made a submission to BC’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in partnership with the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Pivot Legal Society, West Coast Prison Justice Society, the BC Civil Liberties Association, Read More
In September 2017, West Coast LEAF joined with Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Options for Sexual Health, and Island Sexual Health in calling for universal cost-coverage of the abortion drug Mifegymiso to ensure safe and equal access to reproductive health services Read More
In coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF published a list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC’s justice system in service of a more just, equal, and inclusive province. Read More
On July 21, 2017, West Coast LEAF wrote to members of BC’s new Cabinet to let them know about three critical actions they can take to immediately improve the lives of women in BC. We called on the new Read More
In May 2017, West Coast LEAF and 64 other organizations signed an open letter to candidates in the BC provincial election, urging them to work to eliminate accessibility barriers to obtaining income assistance. The letter called for an end to the new Read More
In February 2017, West Coast LEAF wrote to the Standing Committee on Children and Youth to recommend maintaining the Representative for Children and Youth’s statutory oversight of the child protection system. Read our full submission. Read More
In February 2017, West Coast LEAF’s Executive Director Kasari Govender traveled to Ottawa to appear before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Download a complete transcript of her presentation on legal aid, including the question and answer Read More
In November 2016, we wrote to Burnaby’s City Councillors and Mayor Derek Corrigan to urge them to take into account the possible consequences of displacement from rental housing for vulnerable residents, particularly women and their children, as they consider Read More
