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…
In March 2013, we wrote the position paper Access to Abortion and Contraception. Publications
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
In January 2013, we released a report entitled: “Supporting Mothers or shutting them out: Results of a court watch.” Publications
Read our 2012 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2011/2012 fiscal year. Publications
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]
Case summary Moore v Ministry of Education specifically concerns discrimination against severely learning-disabled (SLD) students, but the Supreme Court of Canada decision on the case will have important implications for many others experiencing discrimination. Jeffrey Moore, a student with severe dyslexia, required significant special education to meet his educational needs. When the school district cancelled its … Read more Moore v Ministry of Education
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
Read Talking to BC’s MLAs About the Legal Aid Crisis, a publication by the Campaign for Public Legal Services (CPLS). Publications