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Read the new report!

At our AGM on September 24, 2019 friends and supporters gathered for the release of our new report, Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous guidance on prevention-based child welfare. The report highlights efforts by Indigenous families, communities, and Nations to Read More

Meet our new Executive Director: Raji Mangat!

Dear friends of West Coast LEAF, A few weeks ago, the team at West Coast LEAF bid a fond farewell to outgoing Executive Director Kasari Govender. Kasari is going on to be BC’s first human rights commissioner in 17 Read More

They Didn’t Stop Us: Legal aid constitutional challenge going full steam ahead

Today, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that our case seeking to increase access to justice for women and others fleeing abuse or violent relationships can go ahead. We brought the case in 2017, arguing that the Provincial Read More

BC Court of Appeal Denies Indigenous Prisoners a Remedy for Discrimination in Solitary Confinement Case

Earlier this week, the BC Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) released its judgment in the solitary confinement case. The case concerned the federal government’s appeal of the successful constitutional challenge of Canada’s use of solitary confinement by the BC Civil Read More

Photo of a group of Indigenous women and children in traditional clothing walking in a march. A woman in a blue shirt with a walking stick, holds a sign that reads "my Moms, sisters, Aunties and Grandmas are Sacred" A little boy is holding on to the sign.

Missing Women Inquiry Report Released

Today, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report. West Coast LEAF’s Executive Director, Kasari Govender, and Director of Litigation, Raji Mangat, were in Ottawa for the ceremonies marking the end of Read More

It’s déjà vu all over again: (Still) defending access to Charter justice at the Court of Appeal

Today, we are at the BC Court of Appeal intervening in Council of Canadians with Disabilities v. British Columbia, an appeal about the ability of public interest organizations – such as West Coast LEAF – to challenge the constitutionality Read More

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Exciting and bittersweet news – a letter from our ED to our amazing supporters

Dear friends of West Coast LEAF, I write you today with mixed feelings – but mostly with excitement. After a decade of leadership roles at West Coast LEAF, I am stepping down as Executive Director. This afternoon, the Province Read More

Economic security is the bedrock of equality

The feminization of poverty puts women, children, and gender-diverse people at risk. At West Coast LEAF, we know that the aims of gender equality and justice are incomplete without economic security. Our goals include ensuring that everyone has access Read More

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