Webinar: Advancing gender equality: A conversation on ending poverty for people with disabilities
Using the 2021/2022 Gender Equality Report Card, this free online discussion between West Coast LEAF and Disability Without Poverty highlights…
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Release: West Coast LEAF and LEAF intervene at Supreme Court of Canada on common-sense assumptions in sexual assault law
May 17, 2023 – For Immediate Release Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory – Tomorrow, West Coast LEAF and LEAF are jointly intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in HMK v Tsang, a case that will have far-reaching impacts on how courts approach the credibility analysis in sexual assault cases where a trial judge has relied … Read more Release: West Coast LEAF and LEAF intervene at Supreme Court of Canada on common-sense assumptions in sexual assault law
Webinar: Using the charter in CFCSA cases for Parents’ Counsel
When: May 12, 2023, 9:30 – 11:00 AM PT Who: The panelists will discuss how parents’ counsel can use the Charter in family policing cases, otherwise known as child protection cases. This workshop will identify reviewable decisions, concerns regarding the disclosure of medical records under section 96 of the Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA) as it … Read more Webinar: Using the charter in CFCSA cases for Parents’ Counsel
HMK v Tsang [2023]
Case summary This case is about how courts approach credibility analysis in sexual assault cases. In this case, the complainant alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the accused while she was affected by alcohol consumption. At the BC Supreme Court, the trial judge convicted the accused of sexual assault, finding that the survivor’s account … Read more HMK v Tsang [2023]
Submission on BC’s updated poverty reduction strategy
West Coast LEAF has made a submission to the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, as part of the call for updates to TogetherBC: B.C.’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Our submission urges the ministry to take an intersectional and rights-based approach to ending poverty. Using findings from our comprehensive 2021/2022 Gender Equality Report Card, we describe how … Read more Submission on BC’s updated poverty reduction strategy
Release: A huge win for parents’ right to privacy at BC Court of Appeal
For Immediate Release – April 25, 2023 Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands – Yesterday, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released a decision that improves protections for parents’ right to privacy when being surveilled by the family policing system, also known as the child welfare system. The decision in T.L. v. … Read more Release: A huge win for parents’ right to privacy at BC Court of Appeal
Joint Submission in response to MCFD’s Social Work Oversight Engagement
West Coast LEAF made a joint submission to the Ministry of Child and Family Development (MCFD) to provide input into the ministry’s work on social work oversight…
Documentary: Kids Are Only Kids Once
In an effort to shift culture, we created the short documentary Kids Are Only Kids Once in collaboration with parents with firsthand…
Only yes means yes
This workshop explores the gap between colonial legal and ethical standards of consent…
Your rights at work
Unfair treatment at work is never the worker’s fault. It can be empowering for young workers to understand their legal and non-legal options…