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Letters and Submissions

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Briefing note on pay equity

In August 2018, West Coast LEAF met with the Honourable Minister Harry Bains and the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Mitzi Dean to present a briefing note calling for proactive pay equity and pay transparency legislation to be implemented Read More

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Letter on Vancouver municipal election campaign priorities

West Coast LEAF wrote to the executives of all Vancouver municipal political parties to urge them to prioritize substantive gender equality in their 2018 campaign platforms. We expressed our support of the non-partisan project Hot Pink Paper Campaign 2018 and outlined Read More

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Letter regarding the process for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

As a legal organization with standing in the institutional and expert hearings in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, West Coast LEAF wrote to the Inquiry’s Chief Commissioner Marion Buller to express concern about Read More

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Letter urging adequate time for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

In May 2018, West Coast LEAF wrote to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs to call on the Canadian government to grant the full extension requested for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Read More

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Submission on Promoting Unbiased Policing in BC

In April 2018, West Coast LEAF submitted recommendations to BC’s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to inform the development of provincial standards and policies on unbiased policing. West Coast LEAF recognizes the profound risks and harms that Read More

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Submissions on BC’s Poverty Reduction Strategy

In March 2018, West Coast LEAF submitted recommendations on BC’s Poverty Reduction Strategy to the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. We highlighted the need for an intersectional gender analysis for all policies, legislation, and decision-making to address Read More

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Briefing note on child protection and access to services

Today, we sent a briefing note to legislators that calls on BC’s Ministry of Children and Family Development to eliminate policies and practices that require parents to have an open child protection file – despite the lack of risk Read More

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Submission to the Fair Wages Commission

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

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