15 May 2000
May 15, 2000
NAWL Brief on the Importance of Respecting the Substantive Equality Rights of Lesbians to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Mémoire de l’ANFD sur l’importance de respecter le droit des lesbiennes à l’égalité matérielle soumis au Comité permanent sur la justice et les droits de la personne Ce mémoire est disponible seulement en anglais. Notes for NAWL’s presentation to the Standing Committee ...
23 December 1999
December 23, 1999
NAWL Brief to the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel
On April 8th, 1999, the Minister of Justice announced the creation of a Panel to review the Canadian Human Rights Act. At that time, the Minister stated that she wanted to increase the protection afforded by federal human rights enforcement mechanisms. Today, ...
1 December 1999
December 1, 1999
Brief to the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel
This brief was the basis of a NAWL presentation to the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel in October 1999 in Vancouver. The brief addresses issues of procedures, such as speedier complaint processing and guaranteed access to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, ...
12 May 1999
May 12, 1999
Supporting Families, Supporting Gender Equality: Improving Canada’s Tax and Transfer System
NAWL’s brief submitted to the House of Commons Finance Sub-Committee on Tax-Fairness for Canadian Families. NAWL finds unfortunate the debate over the tax fairness to families with a male breadwinner and female full-time caregiver. These issues do not provide a good basis ...
19 November 1998
November 19, 1998
Submission to the International Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Women and the Social Deficit
Mémoire de l’ANFD au Comité international sur les droits sociaux, économiques et culturels : Les femmes et le déficit social This presentation seeks to bring to the attention of the Committee the impact on Canadian women of Canada’s failure to realise the ...
1 November 1998
November 1, 1998
Canadian Women and the Social Deficit: A Presentation to the International Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the Occasion of the Consideration of Canada’s Third Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The NAWL presentation to the United Nations seeks to bring to the attention of the International Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights the impact on Canadian women of Canada’s failure to realize the social and economic rights guaranteed by the International ...
1 August 1998
August 1, 1998
Pre-Budget Consultations: 1999 Federal Budget: Tackling the Social Deficit – Securing Gender Equality
NAWL’s brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (presented to the Committee in August 1998) urges the Government to concentrate on reducing the country’s alarming social deficit which has very specific negative effects on women, and as such exacerbates ...
1 March 1998
March 1, 1998
Custody and Access: A NAWL Brief to the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access
NAWL’S brief to the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access examines the issue relating to disputed custody claims between parents. The brief outlines NAWL’s recommendations to the Committee, with a focus on the “best interest of the child” standard, violence ...
1 April 1997
April 1, 1997
The National Association of Women and the Law Response to Bill C-47 and the Working Document on New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: “Setting Boundaries, Enhancing Health”
While congratulating the government for taking action in this difficult and ever changing area, NAWL criticizes the broad use of the criminal law power especially when it impinges on women’s right to choose. As well as commenting on Bill C-47, NAWL also ...
1 March 1997
March 1, 1997
Submissions to the Standing Committee on Bill C-46, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code in Respect of Production of Records in Sexual Offence Proceedings
NAWL congratulates the government for attempting to curb the damaging effects of recent Supreme Court decisions (Behariell and O’Connor). NAWL makes some practical suggestions for improvement. NAWL consulted very thoroughly with front line groups to develop its position. ...
1 February 1997
February 1, 1997
Submission by the National Association of Women and the Law to the CBA Task Force on Racism in the Legal Profession
NAWL’s submission to the Canadian Bar Association on Racism in the Legal Profession Task Force focuses on solutions to the racism that undisputedly permeates the profession. Through personal stories and suggestions for reform, NAWL shows the profound effect of intersection of race ...
1 May 1996
May 1, 1996
Bill C-33: An Act Respecting Human Rights in Canada – A Promise Finally Fulfilled
The brief congratulates the government for including sexual orientation in the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act. However, it criticizes the government for allowing a free vote on this issue. ...
1 April 1996
April 1, 1996
Women and the Canada Health and Social Transfer: Ensuring Gender Equality in Federal Welfare Reform
This brief assesses the implications of the repeal of the Canada Assistance Plan, the attendant loss of national standards, and the resulting need for protection of the social welfare net. It suggests how the CHST might be amended to better reflect and ...
1 April 1996
April 1, 1996
NAWL’s Submission on the Pay Equity Act Review, 1996
This brief makes the case for strengthening the existing act and includes a list of specific recommendations as statistics show that Ontario women are still only making 73.5¢ for every dollar that men earn. ...
21 March 1996
March 21, 1996
Bill C-12: An Act Respecting Employment Insurance in Canada – The Impact on Women
The brief outlines the disparate effects that proposed legislative changes to the UI system will have on women. It urges the government to reverse its plans for these changes. ...
6 June 1995
June 6, 1995
A Brief on Bill C-72: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code
This brief addresses the government’s legislative response to the Daviault decision that created a defence of extreme intoxication for offences such as sexual assault and manslaughter. It outlines the history of the law before the Daviault decision and section by section, analyses ...
30 May 1995
May 30, 1995
Bill C-68: An Act Respecting Firearms and Other Weapons
NAWL views gun control as one important component of a multi-faceted strategy to reduce violence against women. In our brief, we identify the policy considerations that make the issue of gun control an important one for women, and we address the major ...
24 February 1995
February 24, 1995
Bill C-64: Amendments to the Federal Employment Equity Act
NAWL’s Submission to the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons is a response to Bill C-64. It highlights problems such as the loss of the ability of third parties to bring systemic discrimination complaints. ...
23 December 1994
December 23, 1994
The Federal Social Security Reform: Taking Gender into Account
NAWL’s response to the Standing Committee on Human Resource Development’s Discussion Paper “Improving Social Security in Canada”. It addresses the need for social security with a woman-centred analysis in the discussion surrounding social reform. ...
24 November 1994
November 24, 1994
The 1995 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations: Taking Gender into Account
NAWL proposes equitable ways for government to increase revenues and makes a case for the preservation of social programs and strong national standards in its submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. ...
