At West Coast LEAF, we’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies. Here’s some of what we’ve been up to in 2020!
January
- “These Policies Could Help End Single-Parent Poverty in BC,” The Tyee, January 24, 2020
February
- “Public sector salaries: Province’s gender balance doesn’t apply to paycheques,” The Vancouver Sun, February 3, 2020
- “Support services still lacking for survivors of sexual assault,” Policy Options, February 4, 2020
- “No forensic exams for sex assault victims,” Coast Reporter, February 7, 2020
- “Celebrate International Women’s Day with Anita Bathe,” CBC.ca, February 12, 2020
- “Make sexual assault response an essential service, Province urged,” Coast Reporter, February 13, 2020
March
- “The NDP Promised Big Changes for Child Protection. Did They Deliver?” The Tyee, March 6, 2020
April
- “New legal toolkit aims to help counsel representing clients in sexual assault cases,” Canadian Lawyer Magazine, April 30, 2020
May
- “Gender equality report card finds some progress in B.C. but other areas of ‘serious concern,'” CTV News, May 27, 2020
- “BC receives low grades on Gender Equality Report Card,” DH News, May 28, 2020
July
- “Civil rights groups amplify call to end police ‘street checks’ in B.C.,” North Shore News, July 6, 2020
September
- “Supreme Court ruling forces man to pay $23K in retroactive child support,” CBC.ca, September 18, 2020
- “Retroactive child support can be ordered even after child is an adult: SCC,” Canadian Lawyer, September 18, 2020
- “New ruling is the first step in helping mothers collect much needed child support,” The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2020
December
- “Justice suffers from B.C.’s response to COVID-19, says report,” The Lawyer’s Daily, December 23, 2020