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Wins, losses, and misses: understanding proposed amendments to the federal Divorce Act

As a feminist legal advocacy organization, family law is a core area of focus for us because of its significant potential to impact the substantive equality rights of women. Family law differently and disproportionately impacts women* because:   -Despite Read More

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Five Reasons We are Back in Court to Fight Solitary Confinement

Last week, we were at the BC Court of Appeal, together with the Native Women’s Association of Canada, to argue once again, that the court must protect the rights of Indigenous women and women with disabling mental illness in Read More

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Sparking Conversation and Building Consent Culture

Over the past year, I’ve been honoured to work and learn in my role as Manager of Public Legal Education alongside the brilliant student advisors who guided the development of Only Yes Means Yes, our campus-based legal education program Read More

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West Coast LEAF envisions an equal and just society for all women and people who experience gender-based discrimination. In collaboration with community, we use litigation, law reform, and public legal education to make change.

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