West Coast LEAF has joined the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Pivot Legal Society in calling on the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner to review a recent decision by the Vancouver Police Board regarding the surveillance of Charter-protected protests supporting Palestinian people’s rights. In our letter to the OPCC, we share the BCCLA … Read more Letter to OPCC calling for review of Vancouver Police Board decision on surveillance of Palestinian solidarity protests
When: Monday, April 28, 2025 Who: What: Courthouse Libraries BC and West Coast LEAF present Access Matters: Advocating for Meaningful Access Orders and Agreements in Child and Family Services Proceedings. After a child has been removed from their home under the Child, Family, and Community Service Act (CFCSA), access orders and agreements are critical to protecting the … Read more Webinar: Access Matters: Advocating for meaningful Access Orders and Agreements in Child and Family Services Proceedings
At West Coast LEAF, we’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies. Here’s some of what we’ve been up to in 2025. June May February
West Coast LEAF stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
This Canadian Human Rights complaint deals with discrimination by Correctional Services Canada against Amanda Lepine and her son…
In a joint submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, West Coast LEAF and the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) are urging the committee to reject Bill S-210: An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material. Bill S-210 neglects to meaningfully consult with online … Read more Joint submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill S-210
Today, we were at BC’s 2024 Budget presentation in Victoria on the unceded Coast Salish homelands of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples to hear whether the government will implement our key recommendations. Lawsuit settlement provides some much-need support, but not enough Last week, we announced a historic win as the government settled our lawsuit brought … Read more Budget 2024: Historic legal aid expansion, but lots left to do
This case is a human rights complaint brought by Nicholas Dinardo, regarding harassment and discrimination by Correctional Services Canada…
We’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies…
West Coast LEAF, alongside Rise Women’s Legal Centre, has made a submission to the Department of Justice as it considers establishing a new Criminal Code offence for coercive control in the context of intimate relationships. Coercive control is a form of non-physical abuse or violence that uses psychological intimidation, threats, humiliation, financial or property abuse, … Read more Joint submission on the potential criminalization of coercive control
