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Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to hear landmark case on notwithstanding clause and gender equality

18/03/2026Economic security Press

WHAT: West Coast LEAF at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in English Montreal School Board, et al. v Attorney General of Quebec, et al. on the use of the notwithstanding clause and impacts on gender equality protections. WHEN: March 23-26, 2026. Intervenor oral arguments will be heard on March 26, 2026. WHERE: Supreme Court … Read more Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to hear landmark case on notwithstanding clause and gender equality

English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al.

16/03/2026Economic security Case

This case considers the use of the notwithstanding clause by provincial governments to override fundamental human…

Tackling the income and pay gap: Community-led solutions for economic justice

21/10/2025Economic security Publication

Explore root causes, impacts, and bold solutions for lasting economic justice in BC…

Webinar: An intersectional approach to pay equity and economic justice

15/08/2025Economic security Webinar

When: Thursday, March 27, 2025 Who: Who: What: Equal Pay Day 2025 was on April 16th. This day draws attention to the entrenched systemic inequity in pay earned by men vs women by symbolizing how far into the current year a woman must work to earn what a man earns in the previous year on … Read more Webinar: An intersectional approach to pay equity and economic justice

Equal Pay Day 2025

14/04/2025Economic security Update

We’re calling the BC government to make real, systemic changes to advance economic justice and well-being…

In the news – 2025

03/04/2025Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Press

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. November June May February

West Coast LEAF statement of solidarity with Palestine

20/08/2024Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Update

West Coast LEAF stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Safe shelter community survey

15/03/2024Economic security, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

The Safe Shelter Survey is a human rights awareness-raising and accountability tool to document emergency shelter…

Budget 2024: Historic legal aid expansion, but lots left to do

22/02/2024Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Update

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

2024 Media coverage

01/01/2024Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Press

We’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies…