West Coast LEAF and NWAC team up to bring intersecting oppressions to the fore. This past January, the BC Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision that Canada’s practice of solitary confinement in federal prisons is unconstitutional. Notably, Justice Read More
Today, we welcome the Supreme Court of Canada’s decisions in two cases concerning admissions to the proposed law school at Trinity Western University (TWU), an Evangelical Christian university located in Langley, BC. The Court ruled that the mandatory Covenant Read More
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Celeste Cuthbertson and Kathleen Renaud! We are excited to be working with both of them this summer and we are grateful for their already meaningful contributions to our work. Read More
With the municipal election approaching this fall, West Coast LEAF has written to all political parties to urge them to prioritize gender equality in their campaign platforms. We believe that the city has an important role to play in Read More
To find out about West Coast LEAF’s latest work for gender equality, read our latest LEAFlet newsletter published in May 2018! Read More
This morning, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls begins the first of four days of expert hearings. The Inquiry has a mandate to identify and examine systemic causes of violence against Indigenous women and Read More
Throughout the year, West Coast LEAF advocates for provincial and national legislative and policy reforms that promote equality. We also push for transformative change with international bodies that can help create more inclusive, diverse, responsive, and fair societies for Read More
Yesterday, the BC Court of Appeal (BCCA) released its judgment in a case concerning discrimination against Vancouver’s street homeless population. Unfortunately, the Court upheld the 2012 dismissal of the human rights complaint brought on behalf of homeless people in Read More
