Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia [2024]
We’re intervening in this case to address the legal implications of myths about intimate partner violence in family and tort cases…
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Lepine v Correctional Services Canada [2024]
This Canadian Human Rights complaint deals with discrimination by Correctional Services Canada against Amanda Lepine and her son…
Joint submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill S-210
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
Joint submission on the Family Law Act Modernization Project
The FLA builds off the 1979 Family Relations Act and is BC’s primary legislation on issues related to family relationships…
Joint submission to the BC Law Institute on Parentage
In a joint submission, West Coast LEAF and Rise Women’s Legal Centre responded to the BC Law Institute’s (BCLI) Consultation Paper on Parentage. The Consultation Paper suggests reforms that will update and modernize BC’s parentage laws under Part 3 of the Family Law Act (FLA). Parentage is the legal relationship between a parent and child. … Read more Joint submission to the BC Law Institute on Parentage
Open letter on changes to MCFD’s Out-of-Care Policy on Extended Family Program Agreements
West Coast LEAF, alongside other legal advocates, impacted parents, and front-line family support organizations, has written a letter to the Premier and Minister of Child and Family Development to voice serious concerns about amendments made to Ministry of Child and Family Development’s (MCFD’s) Out-of-Care Policy. In the fall of 2023, MCFD amended its Out-of-Care Policy … Read more Open letter on changes to MCFD’s Out-of-Care Policy on Extended Family Program Agreements
R.R. v Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society [2020]
This is a complaint before the BC Human Rights Tribunal about discrimination in the family policing system…
Dinardo v Correctional Services Canada [2023]
This case is a human rights complaint brought by Nicholas Dinardo, regarding harassment and discrimination by Correctional Services Canada…
Joint submission on the potential criminalization of coercive control
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
Open letter calling for an end to harmful involuntary drug testing of parents
West Coast LEAF and Parents Advocating Collecting for Kin (PACK) are joined by leading BC rights organizations and advocates to call on the BC government to immediately end the harmful and discriminatory practice of involuntarily drug testing parents who are engaged with the family policing system, also known as the child welfare system. Involuntary drug … Read more Open letter calling for an end to harmful involuntary drug testing of parents