Today, West Coast LEAF released its 6th annual report card on women’s rights in BC. Two weeks ago, the TV quiz show Jeopardy! included a category called “What Women Want.” While the makers of Jeopardy! would have us believe that all women Read More
This week, West Coast LEAF, in coalition with the Community Legal Assistance Society, intervened in a case that will determine how difficult it will be for a marginalized group – in this case, homeless people – to address discrimination Read More
West Coast LEAF is thrilled to report that the Supreme Court of Canada has struck down BC’s court hearing fees as unconstitutional. This decision has huge implications for women’s equality and access to justice. Today, our highest court confirmed Read More
Today, West Coast LEAF released “Able Mothers: The intersection between parenting, disability and the law.” Part of the inspiration for this report was the story of Maricyl Palisoc and Charles Wilton, a Mississauga couple who became new parents to Read More
Today, West Coast LEAF released a new report entitled #CyberMisogyny: Using and Strengthening Canadian Legal Responses to Gendered Hate and Harassment Online. Cyber misogyny is the term we use to describe sexualized bullying, harassment, and hate speech directed at Read More
West Coast LEAF is pleased to report that BC lawyers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion directing the Benchers of the Law Society of BC to declare that Trinity Western University is not an approved faculty of law, Read More
Poverty is a women’s issue too BC has had the highest poverty rate in Canada for the last 13 years. We wrote a letter to Premier Clark about the proposed Bill M212, the Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act. Here’s Read More
