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RELEASE: Supreme Court of Canada case to address equality implications of defamation lawsuits against marginalized people

October 11, 2022 – For Immediate Release Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory – Today, West Coast LEAF is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in Hansman v Neufeld, a case that will affect the ability of British Columbians to speak Read More

RELEASE: Rights groups to argue in Supreme Court case that survivors of gender-based violence and their equality rights claims cannot be ignored by the courts

October 5, 2022 – For Immediate Release Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory – The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) discriminates against refugee women, yet courts have decided not to consider their arguments. When the Supreme Court of Canada hears Read More

2022 Media Coverage

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 2022.   March “Wise practices Read More

RELEASE: Rights group in court to defend right of Single Mothers’ Alliance to challenge BC’s family law legal aid regime

Hearing on Single Mothers’ Alliance public interest standing will take place at the BC Supreme Court August 23-25, 2022. Tuesday, August 23, 2022—For Immediate Release Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish homelands—Today, West Coast LEAF is in court to defend the Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY: Rights group to defend standing of Single Mothers’ Alliance in constitutional challenge to BC’s family law legal aid regime

Hearing on Single Mothers’ Alliance public interest standing will take place at the BC Supreme Court on August 23-25, 2022.  Monday, August 22, 2022—For Immediate Release Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish homelands—Tomorrow, West Coast LEAF will be speaking at a Read More

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Release: Supreme Court deems non-consensual condom removal sexual assault

For Immediate Release – Friday, July 29, 2022 Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory—Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a decision in R. v Kirkpatrick that will result in a broader recognition of non-consensual condom refusal or removal Read More

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Release: Supreme Court releases decision that protects sexual assault survivors in criminal trials

For Immediate Release – Thursday, June 30, 2022 Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory—The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision today that will improve protections for sexual assault survivors in criminal trials. The decision in R v J.J. and Read More

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Release: Supreme Court upholds access to justice in Charter challenges

For immediate release – Thursday, June 23, 2022 Ottawa (unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory) –Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a decision in Council of Canadians with Disabilities v British Columbia that upholds access to justice and the Read More

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