Overview
Day to day equality issues are affected by the design and implementation of government legislation. West Coast LEAF tracks existing and proposed legislative issues and makes submissions to governments where developments affect the legal rights of women.
The Law and Policy Committee, in conjunction with program staff, is responsible for implementing West Coast LEAF’s legal reform initiatives. They make submissions to commissions, legislative committees, politicians and government officials at all three levels of government on issues of concern to women.
The committee also forms non-partisan links with politicians and government officials and provides commentary on legislation affecting the legal rights of women.
From time to time, the committee also supports legal and human rights campaigns organized by other groups.
Our current projects include the Family Law Project and the Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom Project .
