In June 2014, we released a report entitled #CyberMisogyny: Using and strengthening Canadian legal responses to gendered hate and harassment online. This report was part of our Legal Responses to Cyber Misogyny project. Publications
As part of our work on Cyber Misogyny, we made a submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act. We urged the Committee to recommend splitting the Bill in order to pass the provisions that address hate and misogyny online, while subjecting the majority … Read more Submission on Bill C-13: the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act
We prepared this Briefing Note for provincial legislators calling for an amendment to BC’s residential tenancy legislation that would allow victims of violence to break their fixed term leases without penalty in order to flee domestic abuse. Read the submission. (PDF, 888 KB) Submissions
As part of our Able Mothers project, we made submissions to the BC government’s Disability White Paper consultations on improving accessibility for people with disabilities. We highlighted the importance of taking strong action to address poverty, access to justice, and violence against women with disabilities, among other critical reforms. Read the submission. (PDF, 304 KB) Submissions
In February 2014, we released a report entitled: “Putting justice back on the map: The route to equal and accessible family justice.” Publications
Read our 2013 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2012/2013 fiscal year. Publications
Case summary Inglis concerns the constitutionality of the 2008 closure of the mother-baby program at Alouette Correctional Centre for Women. The program accommodated women who gave birth during their prison terms. Infants were allowed to stay with their mothers in the months after their births, giving them time to bond, breastfeed and develop familial attachments. The … Read more Inglis v Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General of BC [2013]
In our annual submission to BC’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, we called on the BC government to prioritize women’s equality in the upcoming budget by, among other things, investing in legal aid, implementing the recommendations of the Missing Women’s Commission of Inquiry, and increasing funding to prevent and respond to male violence … Read more Submission to the 2014 Budget Consultations
Your Words Are Worth Something is a report based on findings from the Older Women’s Dialogue Project, a collaboration between West Coast LEAF and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law from 2012 to 2015. (The Canadian Centre for Elder Law carried out an additional phase of the project until 2017.) The Older Women’s Dialogue Project … Read more Your Words Are Worth Something
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…