Documentary: Kids Are Only Kids Once
In an effort to shift culture, we created the short documentary Kids Are Only Kids Once in collaboration with parents with firsthand…
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Release: Case to determine parents’ right to privacy at BC Court of Appeal
For Immediate Release – January 16, 2023 Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands – Today, West Coast LEAF is intervening at the BC Court of Appeal in a case that will impact how parents are surveilled by the family policing system (also known as the child welfare system), T.L. v the Attorney … Read more Release: Case to determine parents’ right to privacy at BC Court of Appeal
2023 Media coverage
We’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies…
Release: A huge win for single mothers fleeing violence
December 15, 2022 – For Immediate Release Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands—After five years of fighting to be heard, single mothers will finally have their day in court. Today, the BC Supreme Court granted the Centre for Family Equity (CFE), formerly known as Single Mothers’ Alliance (SMA), public interest standing … Read more Release: A huge win for single mothers fleeing violence
A 360° view on family policing
Learn more about the environmental, legal, economic, social, technological, and political contexts that shape the family policing system…
Release: BC Human Rights Tribunal rules family policing system discriminated against Indigenous mother
November 23, 2022—For Immediate Release Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands – The BC Human Rights Tribunal ruled yesterday that the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS), a delegated agency of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, discriminated against an Afro-Indigenous mother, R.R., while R.R.’s children were in … Read more Release: BC Human Rights Tribunal rules family policing system discriminated against Indigenous mother
Challenging the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s culture of risk and surveillance
We are calling on the BC government and MCFD to dismantle the framework for policing families…
Release: Rights groups call on BC government to dismantle framework for policing families
October 26, 2022 – For Immediate Release Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands – Family advocates are calling on the BC government and Ministry of Child and Family Development (MCFD) to dismantle the framework for policing and surveilling families in BC. MCFD’s current framework for investigation, intervention, and child removal in … Read more Release: Rights groups call on BC government to dismantle framework for policing families
Webinar series: Addressing racism and white supremacy in child welfare in BC
The purpose of this series is to develop knowledge and skills for legal actors to take up anti-racist practice…
Gender Equality Report Card
The Gender Equality Report Card is an ongoing project that assesses the BC government’s progress in advancing gender equality…