Every year, West Coast LEAF grades BC on how it’s meeting its international obligations on women’s rights. Every year, for the most part, LEAF has found progress lacking. So, how is BC measuring up on women’s equality in 2016? Unfortunately, not a lot has changed. “This year’s Report Card is primarily a story of inaction. While BC […]
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LEAF (Legal Education and Action Fund) invites you to come hear four-minute presentations by West Coast LEAF’s fabulous program leads featuring images, stories, and highlights of our work to advance women’s equality this year. DATE: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 TIME: 5-7 p.m. LOCATION: Law Courts Inn, 5th floor – 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver The presentations
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I love LEAF (I was once on the Board). Today LEAF lawyers are appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada to fight for mothers rights. It always amazes me that we capitalists don’t understand that mothers do all the work of raising our next generation with no income! Luckily LEAF understands social policy, the law and fairness! Here are some excerpts
LEAF is fighting in the SCC today for pregnancy rights Read More »
Justice Carol Ross (a woman) on the BC Supreme Court declared that the liberal government’s decision to remove the “mother-baby program” in BC prisons was unconstitutional. It only takes reading “Orange is the New Black” to realize that keeping mothers and babies together is a smart, decent and money saving thing to do. An to compound matters, why
Jailed mothers can now be with their babies Read More »
As a lawyer I am shocked that this case was appealed twice by our government lawyers (crimnal prosecutors) at the public expense all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada!. In the words of a few law students “The Crown is prosecuting Ms Ryan with a vengeance.” Apparently Ms Ryan was beaten, sexually assaulted and threatened
Beaten mother who tried to hire a killer dragged through years of courts Read More »
