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Separation Agreements: Your Rights and Options

30/08/2013Access to justice, Economic security, Gender-based violence Publication

This booklet explains the law about the fair division of family property or debt when spouses separate, and what you can do if you believe your agreement…

Submission on Meaningful Change for Family Justice – Beyond Wise Words

01/02/2013Gender-based violence Submission

In response to a report prepared by the Family Justice Working Group of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, West Coast LEAF wrote to commend the Working Group for a number of positive recommendations, while raising concerns about the report’s emphasis on out-of-court dispute resolution, which can be dangerous and … Read more Submission on Meaningful Change for Family Justice – Beyond Wise Words

2012 Annual Report

30/12/2012Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

Read our 2012 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2011/2012 fiscal year. Publications

Friedmann v MacGarvie [2012]

26/11/2012Access to justice, Gender-based violence Case

Case summary Friedmann involves a female tenant who was sexually harassed by her male landlord. After ending her tenancy, she filed a human rights complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal found that the harassment she endured amounted to discrimination on the basis of sex, and was a violation of the BC Human Rights Code. … Read more Friedmann v MacGarvie [2012]

Blueprint for an Inquiry Report

20/10/2012Access to justice, Gender-based violence Publication

In 2012, we partnered with the Pivot Legal Society & the BC Civil Liberties Association to produce the report, “Blueprint for an Inquiry: Learning from the Failures of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.” Publications

Troubling Assessments Report

01/06/2012Access to justice, Family well-being, Gender-based violence Publication

In June 2012, we released a report entitled, Troubling Assessments: Custody and Access Reports and their Equality Implications for BC Women. This report was part of our Family Law Project. Publications

2011 Annual Report

30/12/2011Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

Read our 2011 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2010/2011 fiscal year. Publications

2010 Annual Report

30/12/2010Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

Read our 2010 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2009/2010 fiscal year. Publications

Polygamy Reference [2010]

26/11/2010Criminalization, Gender-based violence Case

Case summary This reference required the Court to determine whether s.293 of the Criminal Code (the “Polygamy Provision”) is constitutional, including whether the provision can be interpreted to ensure that it is constitutionally valid. West Coast LEAF had a demonstrable historical and current interest in the practice of polygamy, in particular, in Bountiful, BC, and in the … Read more Polygamy Reference [2010]

Missing Women Commission of Inquiry [2010]

26/11/2010Access to justice, Gender-based violence Case

Case summary In November 2010, West Coast LEAF submitted its formal application to be a part of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, set up to investigate the disappearance and murder of dozens of women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and along the Highway of Tears in Northern BC. West Coast LEAF committed to working in coalition with … Read more Missing Women Commission of Inquiry [2010]