Past Projects

West Coast LEAF has made the submissions listed below prior to 2003. We have also been a member of many coalitions and partnerships in making submissions on other issues and topics over the years.

The Ministry of Attorney General Justice Services Branch on the Amendments to the Legal Services Society’s Act (2002)
The Project Director, Administrative Justice Project on the B.C. Human Rights Review (2002)
The Attorney General of BC in response to the Administrative Justice Projects White Paper, “On Balance: Guiding Principles for Administrative Justice in Reform in British Columbia. (2002)
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on Bill C-11, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (2001)
The Task Force on Pay Equity on pay equity as a basic human right (2001)
The Royal Commission on Workers’ Compensation on the inclusion of sexual harassment in Workers’ Compensation legislation, regulations and policy (1998)
The B.C. Ministry of Social Services on the discriminatory effects of the Guaranteed Available Income for Need (GAIN) Act on women (1996)
The Standing Committee on Industry on Bill C-5 as it relates to Section 178 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and its impact on women and children in Canada (1996)
The Minister of Revenue concerning the discriminatory enforcement of the Customs Tariff against lesbian and gay erotica (1994)
The B.C. Policing Commission (June 1993)
Prepared and presented a brief on the issue of Pregnancy Discrimination under the Human Rights Act (1993)
The Ministry of Skills Training and Labour, a submission on Employment Standards in B.C. (September 1993)
The Gender Bias Committee of the Law Society of B.C. on various issues (1992)
The B.C. government, a constitutional discussion paper (1992)
The Legal Services Review commissioner on delivery of legal aid services to family law clients (1992)
The Community Legislative Review Panel on women's issues and the B.C. Family and Child Services Act (1992)