LEAF: Women's Legal Education and Action Fund

Ensuring women's equality under the Constitution

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Media Releases

2013

2013/04/24 -

Call for National Enquiry
2013/04/17 -

LEAF Celebrates Equality Day
2013/03/13 -

LEAF Welcomes Executive Director
2013/02/27 -

Words Matter: Hate Speech Causes Deep Harm
2013/01/21 -

Supreme Court Misses Opportunity to Ensure Law Protects Abused Women
2013/01/10 -

LEAF Appoints Legal Director
2013/01/27 -

LEAF Looks for Legislation to Protect Women: Eric v. Lola Decision

2012

2012/12/21 -

R. v. N.S. – SCC Mandates Test
2012/12/20 -

Foresaken: Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
2012/06/17 -

Legal Update R. v. Ryan
2012/05/10 -

Bill C-31 Will Re-Victimize Refugee Women and their Children
2012/02/10 -

Positive Decision in R. v. D.A.I.
2012/01/16 -

LEAF Intervening in Eric v. Lola

2011

2011/12/07 -

LEAF Intervenes in R. v. N.S.
2011/10/24 -

LEAF Granted Leave to Intervene in Eric v. Lola
2011/10/11 -

LEAF Intervening in Whatcott v. Saskatchewan
2011/07/25 -

Case Update: Cunningham v. Alberta
2011/06/20 -

Senate Reform an Opportunity to Prioritize Women’s Rights to Equal Representation
2011/05/31 -

LEAF & EV Explore More Avenues to Elect Women
2011/05/27 -

SCC Judgment in R. v. J.A.: Active, Conscious Consent to Sexual Activity
2011/05/13 -

LEAF and DAWN-RAFH Intervene in R v. DAI at SCC
2011/03/29 -

LEAF Edmonton, the Centre for Constitutional Studies and the UofA’s Women’s Studies Program Event
2011/03/28 -

LEAF Appoints New Executive Director

2010

2010/12/16 -

LEAF Intervening in Cunningham v. Alberta
2010/11/05 -

LEAF Intervenes in R. v. J.A. – No Consent to Sex While Unconscious
2010/10/13 -

LEAF Succeeds at Ont. C.A. – Access to Justice for Niqab Wearing Victim in R. v. N.S
2010/09/29 -

LEAF Launches equalityrightscentral.com
2010/06/03 -

LEAF Intervening to Ensure Women Have Access to Justice: R. v. N.S.
2010/05/05 -

LEAF Urges Government to Support Bill C-3 and End Sex Discrimination in the Indian Act
2010/04/12 -

National Youth Commission to Engage Canada’s Youth on Equality Issues
2010/04/12 -

Youth Commissions Media Kit
2010/03/18 -

LEAF to Intervene at SCC in Withler
2010/02/11 -

LEAF to Intervene in Caron v. Alberta

2009

2009/11/05 -

Supreme Court of Canada misses the opportunity to redress discrimination against Aboriginal Women
2009/02/27 -

Ontario Trillium and RBC Foundations provide $188,000 to help educate youth on sexual harrasment
2009/02/25 -

LEAF granted leave in Micmac Nation of Gespeg v. Canada
2009/02/19 -

Supreme Court of Canada affirms equality principles in family law. Decision a victory for women in Rick v. Brandsema
2009/01/29 -

Prudent budget fails to repair the economic conditions confronted by women
2009/01/19 -

Women’s Equality: It’s time for a political and societal shift in the right direction

2008

2007

2005

2005/10/21 -

LEAF/NWAC/DAWN Coalition disappointed by Supreme Court’s Denial of equitable and comprehensive compensation for aboriginal residential school survivors

2004

2002

2002/07/19 -

LEAF disappointed Supreme Court of Canada rejects privacy of diary in sexual assault case
2002/06/01 -

Renowned author speaks at milestone breakfast
2002/05/13 -

LEAF hosting civil legal aid conference
2002/05/13 -

Court strikes down Ontario “Spouse in the House” rule as dicriminatory

2001

2001/07/12 -

Supreme Court decides pension case: Boston v. Boston shows need for law reform, says women’s group
2001/07/11 -

LEAF happy with Alberta court decision on the hate spech provisions in provincial human rights act

2000

2000/12/15 -

Supreme Court issues decision in Little Sisters response of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund
2000/10/12 -

Supreme Court upholds “Rape Shield”
2000/10/05 -

Supreme Court orders sexual harassment complaints to proceed; says the delay did not violate the Charter

1999

1999/09/10 -

Supreme Court decides N.B.’S denial of legal aid discriminates against poor women
1999/09/09 -

Supreme Court decides fitness test discriminates against B.C. woman firefighter
1999/05/20 -

Supreme Court decides same-sex couples have the right to apply for spousal support

1998

1998/12/08 -

Court of Appeal says government’s removal of Employment Equity Act is constitutional
1998/04/02 -

Supreme Court of Canada rules Alberta’s human rights laws discriminate against lesbians and gays
1998/02/05 -

“NO MEANS NO”, says Ontario Court of Appeal: Sexual assault laws are constitutional

1997

1997/10/31 -

Supreme Court of Canada decides pregnant woman cannot be forced to accept treatment
1997/09/26 -

Supreme Court of Canada decides black judge is not guilty of bias

1994

1994/10/20 -

Human Rights Commission upholds women-only defense course