In July 2005, we began the Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom report, which included three phases: a preliminary consultation, advisory committee discussions, and a consultation phase with Vancouver-based faith communities. Each phase included a report: Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom report Phase 1, Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom report Phase 2, and Women’s Equality and … Read more Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom Report
In September 2004, we released a report entitled Legal Aid Denied: Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC. Publications
Read Transforming Women’s Future – A Guide to Equality Rights Theory and Law. Publications
Case summary ICBC represented the defendants (Funk and Virk) and were seeking direct production of the plaintiff’s records from a third party. In Smith, ICBC wanted copies of all the records of Smith’s history of receiving financial assistance from the Ministry of Human Resources. In Amos, ICBC sought medical records from third parties. In both cases the … Read more Smith v Funk; Amos v Virk [2003]
In 2003, we released a report entitled Civil Legal Rights of Abused Women: A Transformative Public Legal Education Project. Publications
Case summary This case was about whether freedom of expression should be contained in order to guarantee the right to unimpeded access to abortion services. West Coast LEAF’s involvement In 2003, West Coast LEAF intervened in this case, as a member of a coalition, and argued that freedom of expression should be contained in order … Read more R v Demers [2003]
In January 2002, we released a report entitled Queer as Family: The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgendered Families in B.C. Publications
Case summary In this case, the Court ordered that the sexual harassment complaints against former BC Cabinet Minister Robin Blencoe must proceed. The British Columbia Court of Appeal previously stayed the complaints, agreeing that the Tribunal had lost jurisdiction to hear the complaints. West Coast LEAF’s involvement LEAF intervened in the case because of its importance … Read more Blencoe v Willis & the BCHRC et al [2001]
Case summary This case involves a woman, Tawney Meiorin, who worked as an initial attack forest firefighter for two years and was laid off from her position after she failed to pass a running portion of a physical fitness test. She had passed three other portions of the physical fitness test. The running test required … Read more BCGEU v PSERC [1999]
Case summary Eldridge concerns the issue of the availability of publicly funded sign language interpreters to deaf people in the course of receiving medical care. The plaintiffs in the case argued that the failure of BC’s medicare legislation to cover the costs of such interpretation amounts to discrimination. This argument had been unsuccessful so far … Read more Eldridge et al v AG BC et al [1997]