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
Access to Legal Aid Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
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
RELEASE: Feminist Coalition Responds to Verdict in Wagar Retrial for Sexual Assault
For immediate release – February 1, 2017 A coalition of feminist organizations committed to ending violence against women offers support to the complainant at the conclusion of the retrial of sexual assault charges against the accused, Alexander Wagar. Mr. Read More
Take action! It’s time for BC to step up for women’s equality
A week ago, millions of people in Vancouver, Washington, DC and around the world took to the streets to sound a clarion call for our political leaders to respect women’s rights as human rights. Today, West Coast LEAF, as Read More
2018 Equality Breakfast Emcee Gloria Macarenko
A bit about this amazing woman: Long time CBC News host Gloria Macarenko takes the host seat on B.C. Almanac connecting British Columbians through conversation. She also hosts The Story from Here, a national Radio One show that brings Read More
Prisoners’ rights are human rights
Imagine being confined in a prison cell for up to 23 hours a day. Imagine living in a cell with Plexiglas walls where the lights don’t go out. Imagine not knowing how long you’ll stay there. Imagine not getting Read More
Winter 2016 LEAFlet
Check out our Winter 2016 LEAFlet for news about our amazing Equality Breakfast 2017 keynote speaker Cindy Blackstock, the newest members of our education team, our work defending equality rights in law schools, and much more! Read More
Equality versus bureaucracy: standing up for Charter remedies
Fighting for your rights within the bureaucracy of some administrative law regimes can be daunting, confusing, and disempowering. When you’re challenging the denial of workers compensation or income assistance benefits, the last thing you need is a complex set Read More
RELEASE: Coalition of women’s organizations commends Camp decision
For immediate release – November 30, 2016 A national Coalition of women’s organizations commends today’s decision by an Inquiry Committee appointed by the Canadian Judicial Council that recommends the removal of Justice Robin Camp from his position as judge. Read More
Victory for survivors’ rights in the justice system
Reporting sexual assault is an act of courage. No one who comes forward about an experience of sexual violence should be met with character attacks, insinuations that she was ‘asking for it,’ or blame for failing to fight off Read More
