Project Inclusion is a comprehensive study into the ways in which specific laws and policies in policing, health care, and the court system directly undermine the health and safety of people who are homeless and living ...
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This comprehensive report is based on the lived experience, leadership, and expertise of Indigenous survivors. It places Indigenous women survivors at the center, rather than as a secondary reference. It proposes 35 key ...
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This project will make recommendations to reform the law of pension division on spousal breakdown under part 6 of the Family Law Act. Pensions are a complex type of property to divide fairly between spouses, so the law ...
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This paper prepared for Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society paper examines British Columbia’s unique Garry oak ecosystem and examines legal and policy options that may exist to foster and protect it.
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West Coast LEAF's 10th annual CEDAW Report Card grades BC on nine issues impacting women’s human rights, including child protection, a new section this year. The Report Card assesses BC’s record in 2018 in relation to ...
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Of the 26 administrative tribunals in British Columbia, about one third have mandates that touch on environmental protection issues in one way or another. While most tribunals are mindful of the public interest in ...
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This report, presented to the District of North Cowichan Council on behalf of the Chemainus Residents Association, examines the council’s legal duties when making planning decisions and documents the long history of ...
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This law reform proposal seeks to ensure proactive disclosure of “public interest” records. This proposal was submitted to the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act on ...
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This report prepared for Living Oceans Society examines the potential financial liability Canadian taxpayers could face if there were a catastrophic oil tanker spill in the coastal waters of British Columbia’s north ...
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