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Everyone deserves a name

Call on the BC government to repeal the changes to the Name Act!

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West Coast LEAF works to deepen justice and substantive equality for women and people who experience gender discrimination. Through our community-engaged legal practice, we collaborate with those most impacted and marginalized by systems of oppression, and stop at nothing less than transformative social change.

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Economic security

Tackling the income and pay gap: Community-led solutions for economic justice

16/03/2026 West Coast LEAF

Explore root causes, impacts, and bold solutions for lasting economic justice in BC…

A collage features diverse images and people representing economic justice. In the center, three children are seated on the ground, drawing with chalk. Surrounding them are individual portraits and small scenes: Someone holding a baby, someone carrying a box, two people tend to a garden plot, someone in a hijab with crutches. Interspersed among the figures are various objects and signs: A door labeled “processing”, a temporary job contract; Signs that read: status for all, living wage for all, equal pay, raise the rates; a ballot box, gavel, clipboard, briefcase, a bus, a dove, heart, a diploma scroll, a puzzle piece, books and a walking stick.

Case

Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia (2024)

We’re intervening in this case to address the legal implications of myths about intimate partner violence in family and tort cases…

Submission

Repeal the changes to the Name Act

Every year, hundreds of British Columbians wait anxiously to receive a name that represents who they are, keeps them safe, and upholds their autonomy…

Project