16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
Winners of the NAWL’s Trust 16th Essay Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 16th Annual Essay Competition organized by NAWL’s Charitable Trust for Research and Education: First prize ($750): The Impact of Globalization on Social Programs in Canada: Gender, Social Reproduction and Benefits for Maternity and ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
Coalition of Stolen Sisters
NAWL is a member of the National Coalition for our Stolen Sisters, led by the Native Women’s Association of Canada. To date, other member organizations include the Canadian Research Institute on the Advancement of Women (CRIAW), Womenspace, the Canadian Federation of University ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
Walsh v. Bona
Releasing its decision in Walsh v. Bona on December 19, 2002, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that it is not discriminatory for the Nova Scotia Matrimonial Property Act (MPA) to exclude common law couples from the definition of ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
What’s Next: Recommendations from the Kim Rogers Inquest
December 2002 was a most significant month for women’s equality seeking organizations. The Supreme Court of Canada released three important decisions (Gosselin, Walsh, and Chamberlain, the federal government tabled Bill C-22 in the House of Commons, proposing major changes to the Divorce ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
Surrey Book Banning Case
“Tolerance is always age-appropriate,” Supreme Court rules. Egale Canada delighted at victory for diverse families in the classroom Egale Canada reacted with delight at the release of the Supreme Court decision in the Surrey Book Banning case. By a 7-2 majority, Canada’s ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
Majority Embraces Stereotype of Poor
There are good news elements in the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Gosselin v. Québec (Attorney General). Justice Arbour has written an important and fresh decision on section 7, finding that it creates a positive obligation on governments to deal with ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
From Custody and Access to Parental Responsibilities? What Does Bill C-22 Offer to Women and Childre
In December 2002, the federal Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-22. If enacted, the Bill will significantly change the child custody and access provisions of the Divorce Act. Women’s groups, including NAWL, have long called for changes to the Divorce Act to ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
CEDAW Review
Dear Friends, Canadian women’s organizations set the agenda for the review by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women of Canada’s 5th report. The national report, prepared by the Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA), and the B.C. ...
1 January 2003
January 1, 2003
Volume 22, No. 1, Winter 2003 / Volume 22, No. 1, Hiver 2003
Volume 22, No. 1, Winter 2003 Volume 22, No. 1, Hiver 2003 Nothing ...
23 December 2002
December 23, 2002
NAWL Brief to the Pay Equity Task Force / Mémoire de l’ANFD au Groupe de travail sur l’équit
NAWL Brief to the Pay Equity Task Force Mémoire de l’ANFD au Groupe de travail sur l’équité salariale In light of its domestic and international obligations, the Canadian government has a positive obligation to adopt legislation that will remedy both the systemic ...
19 December 2002
December 19, 2002
The Gosselin Decision: A Divided Court
The Gosselin Decision: A Divided Court L’arrêt Gosselin: une cour divisée OTTAWA – The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is extremely disappointed by the majority ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada in Gosselin v. the Attorney General of ...
1 December 2002
December 1, 2002
NAWL’s Recommendations to the Pay Equity Task Force
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24 November 2002
November 24, 2002
A Mandate of Equality: Women and Electoral Reform
Pursuing electoral reform is an important issue for equality-seeking women in Canada, and is the main focus of the following paper. The limitations of the current First Past the Post (FPP) electoral structure will be examined from the perspective of the Canadian ...
25 October 2002
October 25, 2002
Reforms to Custody and Access / Réformes à la garde et l’accès
Reforms to Custody and Access Réformes à la garde et l’accès When the Minister of Justice announced his intention to introduce changes to the Divorce Act, he considered abandoning the concepts of custody and access in favour of notions such as “shared ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Claire L’Heureux-Dubé Fund for Social Justice
Madame Justice Claire L’Heureux-Dubé has been a critical leader in the development of equality jurisprudence in Canada and internationally and a tireless advocate of social justice for all Canadians. To mark her retirement from the Supreme Court of Canada, to celebrate her ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Reinventing Globalization and the Power of Positive Thinking
If there was one message that came strongly out of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, it is that feminists worldwide need to start putting forth concrete and implementable alternatives to the current neo-liberal globalization model. While ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Where is the Government Going on Custody and Access?
In the September 30th Throne Speech, the Chrétien government announced that the Divorce Act would be amended to better promote the best interest of the child, unified family courts would be expanded, and mediation and counselling would be encouraged in lieu of ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Book Review: Susan B. Boyd – Child Custody, Law, And Women’s Work
Book Review: Susan B. Boyd – Child Custody, Law, And Women’s Work (Oxford University Press, 2002) Child Custody, Law, and Women’s Work is an important book: for legislative policy makers, for judges and lawyers, and for women and men who want to ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Pay Equity: Required Changes In Federal Jurisdictions
NAWL’s Working Group on Pay Equity (members include Louise Aucoin, Claude Bernier, Andrée Côté and Sheila Gibb) recently submitted a brief to the federal Pay Equity Task Force. The Honourable Anne McLellan (then Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) and ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
CAEFS Human Rights Consultation
On October 3 and 4, 2002, NAWL representatives participated in a two-day consultation coordinated by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS). A number of national equality seeking women’s organizations were in attendance, as were other organizations that had previously expressed ...
