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Letter on Vancouver municipal election campaign priorities

West Coast LEAF wrote to the executives of all Vancouver municipal political parties to urge them to prioritize substantive gender equality in their 2018 campaign platforms. We expressed our support of the non-partisan project Hot Pink Paper Campaign 2018 and outlined practical commitments for moving towards gender equality in Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish homeland. Read our letter. Submissions



Letter regarding the process for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

As a legal organization with standing in the institutional and expert hearings in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, West Coast LEAF wrote to the Inquiry’s Chief Commissioner Marion Buller to express concern about the rushed, incomplete, and procedurally flawed process for the hearings. We noted that many Indigenous organizations, vital … Read more Letter regarding the process for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls



Submission on Promoting Unbiased Policing in BC

In April 2018, West Coast LEAF submitted recommendations to BC’s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to inform the development of provincial standards and policies on unbiased policing. West Coast LEAF recognizes the profound risks and harms that bias in police conduct creates for people who experience systemic injustices, including Indigenous people, undocumented migrants, … Read more Submission on Promoting Unbiased Policing in BC



Submission to the Fair Wages Commission

In December 2017, West Coast LEAF submitted recommendations to BC’s Fair Wages Commission, with a focus on closing the gap between the living wage and the minimum wage and addressing the gendered dimensions of economic insecurity. Our recommendations included: Read our briefing note here. Submissions



Briefing note on pay equity

In August 2018, West Coast LEAF met with the Honourable Minister Harry Bains and the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Mitzi Dean to present a briefing note calling for proactive pay equity and pay transparency legislation to be implemented in the province. British Columbia is the third worst province in Canada when it comes to the gendered earnings gap. … Read more Briefing note on pay equity