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We’re at the Supreme Court of Canada today to fight for protections for sexual assault survivors in criminal trials

A two-day hearing that has significant implications for how courts handle sexual assault cases is underway at the Supreme Court of Canada. We are intervening alongside WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre in the two appeals being heard together—R. v J.J. Read More

Defending the privacy and equality rights of sexual assault survivors

West Coast LEAF and WAVAW have been granted leave to jointly intervene in two appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada that address the constitutionality of new protections for complainants in sexual assault trials. The cases, R. v J.J. Read More

SCC case has big implications for consent law

Does the law protect your right to consent to sex on the condition that a condom be worn? Is it fraud if an intimate partner removes a condom without your knowledge or sabotages it during sex? Is condom removal Read More

We are excited to share a big victory for single parents with you!

On Friday, June 4, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Colucci v Colucci, setting out much needed clarifications in child support law that make it easier for mothers and other single parents to receive the child support that they Read More

Challenging the power imbalance in the child welfare system

Last week, West Coast LEAF was granted intervenor status in a case about child welfare agencies’ access to personal information about caregivers and children held by third parties, including records held by health care providers, counsellors, and the police. Read More

The future of policing in BC

Last week, West Coast LEAF provided written submissions to the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act. After public outcry over systemic discrimination in policing, there has been a groundswell of demand for change. The BC Legislature has appointed Read More

BC Budget 2021: A missed opportunity

With BC Budget 2021 released yesterday, the province has missed an historic opportunity to leverage the federal commitments to gender equity and rebuild crumbling provincial systems that have been gutted or allowed to languish over many decades. Going into Read More

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The COVID-19 Report Card grades are in

Today, on Human Rights Day and the final day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we have released our report card assessing how the BC government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected gender equality. The Read More

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