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NAWL and Luke’s Place Joint Brief on Bill C-78 Submitted to the Justice and Human Rights Committee
November 23, 2018
No Legislation: What we really need to do in Canada to improve abortion access
June 24, 2022
Why We Don’t Need A New Abortion Law In Canada Drafted in partnership with Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe V. Wade, Canadians may be wondering how we can better protect our right to abortion in Canada. While introducing laws may seem like an appealing option,…
BILL C-28: Letter to Senators
June 21, 2022
The Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A4 June 21, 2022 Dear Honourable Senators: Re: Bill C-28 – Self-Induced Extreme Intoxication I write on behalf of the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL). Founded in 1974, NAWL is a feminist organization that promotes the equality rights of…
PRESS RELEASE: Bill C-28 Falls Short in Protecting Women
For Immediate Release – Algonquin Annishnaabeg Territory/Ottawa, ON – On Friday, June 17th, Justice Minister David Lametti tabled Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication). This Bill was introduced in response to a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision striking s. 33.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada leaving a…
Statement: NAWL pays tribute to Shirley E. Greenberg
June 6, 2022
NAWL was deeply saddened by the news of Shirley E. Greenberg’s passing on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022. As a feminist trailblazer, advocate, lawyer and philanthropist, Shirley has left a tremendous legacy in the Canadian women’s movement to which she dedicated much of her distinguished career. This included founding Ottawa’s first all-female law firm, as well…
Letter to Senators: Bill S-5
June 1, 2022
NAWL is proud to be a part of the Coalition for Environmental Rights. Together, we call on the Senate and the Senate Select Committee to stand up for the rights of communities and families and remove any qualifying language to the right to a healthy environment from Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act. …
JOB POSTING: Research Internship, Summer Student
May 19, 2022
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN AND THE LAW – JOB POSTING Research Internship – Summer Student The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is an incorporated not-for-profit feminist organization that promotes the equality rights of women in Canada through legal education, research, and law reform advocacy. NAWL is seeking applications for the following position: Research Internship…
Letter to Ministers: Firearms Controls and Violence Against Women
May 16, 2022
The Honourable Marco Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Public Safety The Honourable Marci Ien, P.C., M.P. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Mendicino and Minister Ien, Re Firearms Controls and Violence Against Women Since the Montreal massacre, women’s groups across Canada…
PRESS RELEASE: ROE v. WADE – An Important Reminder to all Canadians
May 5, 2022
For Immediate Release – Algonquin Anishinaabeg Territory/Ottawa, ON – The recently leaked draft majority decision of the United States Supreme Court reveals that the Court is poised to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. This is deeply concerning – for women in America, and indeed, here in Canada. In 1973, the US Supreme…
JOB POSTING : Head of Feminist Law Reform
May 2, 2022
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN AND THE LAW – JOB POSTING HEAD OF FEMINIST LAW REFORM The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is an incorporated not-for-profit feminist organization that works to achieve substantive equality and the realization of human rights for all women* in Canada through legal education, research, strategic intervention, coalition…
NAWL thanks Women and Gender Equality Canada for their support
April 11, 2022
The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is grateful for the funding and assistance from Women and Gender Equality Canada with our project, Adapting and Accelerating Intersectional Feminist Law Reform for a Post-Covid 19 Future. Thanks to their support, NAWL will be able to continue to develop and execute several activities that engage…
NAWL endorses LEAF’s Federal Budget 2022 written submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
March 7, 2022
The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) submitted February 24, 2022 makes three recommendations in their written submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for sustained and adequate funding of the Canadian movement for women’s and gender equality. The recommendations include sustained core funding to women’s and gender equality organizations; multi-year…
Protesters need to understand: Canada’s Charter is not the U.S. Bill of Rights – Opinion by Professor Martha Jackman
February 23, 2022
BY MARTHA JACKMAN CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Published February 22, 2022 Read original Opinion article here. What are we to make of the fact that Canadian protesters in front of Parliament and before the courts are demanding their U.S. constitutional rights? Supporters of arrested Ottawa truckers complained on Twitter that police failed to read…
“Federal law banning conversion therapy is the first step toward dismantling heteronormative views” Opinion by FLR/RDF law student Sumaya Sherif
January 7, 2022
Opinion published by the Ottawa Citizen on January 7, 2022. Read full article here. It has been long overdue. Conversion therapy practice is now a criminal offence. It only took Parliament three tries to pass the Bill — I guess third time’s the charm. But let us not get lost in this big victory. More…
“Forced evacuation of pregnant Indigenous women must stop” Opinion by FLR/RDF law student Carolina Maass
January 6, 2022
Opinion published by Toronto Star on January 6, 2022. Read full article here. Pregnant Indigenous women are being forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to give birth alone and away from their communities. Health Canada has a birth evacuation policy that requires them to take planes, buses, boats, helicopters, taxis, or even snow machines two to four weeks before…
“Supreme Court must keep women’s rights at the forefront when it rules on ‘extreme intoxication’ defence” Opinion article by Kerri A. Froc and Elizabeth A. Sheehy
January 4, 2022
KERRI A. FROC AND ELIZABETH A. SHEEHY CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED JANUARY 4, 2022 Read original Opinion article here. Three significant cases have arrived for consideration at the Supreme Court of Canada, each challenging Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. That section, added by the federal government in 1995, addresses the “fault” element for crimes of violence. The…
“The Canada Health Act is failing people with mental illness” Opinion article by Yasmin Khaliq
December 7, 2021
Opinion article published by the Ottawa Citizen on December 3, 2021. Read the full article here. In this opinion article on mental health written by Yasmin Khaliq in her Feminist Law Reform class at the University of Ottawa taught by Professor Martha Jackman – she addresses the inadequate mental health services in Canada and the…
NAWL welcomes our new National Steering Committee
November 19, 2021
NAWL is delighted to announce our new National Steering Committee (NSC), elected at our September 2021 AGM. NAWL is excited to welcome these incredible women and the expertise on feminist law reform advocacy they each bring to the organization. New NSC appointments and directors include, Dr. Kerri Froc, Maureen McTeer and Amanda Therrien. They join…
Community Call to Action: Conversion Practices Legislation
November 1, 2021
Read the media release. We, the undersigned, call on all Parliamentarians to affirm the inherent dignity and human rights of all Canadians, including those from the 2SLGBTQI+community, to live free from discrimination, prejudice, and harm. We call on the 44th session of the Canadian Parliament to take immediate action to prohibit all forms of conversion…
NAWL Support for MLA Lynne Lund’s proposed Non-Disclosure Agreements Act
October 26, 2021
PEI Legislative Assembly 165 Richmond St. Charlottetown, PEI C1A 1J1 Dear Members of the P.E.I. Legislative Assembly: Re: Letter of Support for Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreements Act The National Association of Women and the Law is proud to support MLA Lynne Lund’s proposed Non-Disclosure Agreements Act. We thank you for your consideration of this very important…
NAWL welcomes Tiffany Butler as Executive Director
September 16, 2021
NAWL is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Tiffany Butler, who joined the organization in March. NAWL is excited about the new energy Tiffany brings to the organization, as well as her community-based law reform experience working to advance the substantive equality rights of women. I am honoured to be joining…
