1 December 1989
December 1, 1989
Prostitution: Bill C-49 Four Years Later
Outlines NAWL’s concerns with the 1985 anti-soliciting law. Prostitutes’ safety and enforcement inequities between prostitutes and their customers are highlighted. Also shows how the law did not achieve the purpose for which it was enacted which was to clean up Canadian streets. ...
1 November 1989
November 1, 1989
A Response to Crimes Against the Foetus, the Law Reform Commission of Canada’s Working Paper #58
Takes issue with the Law Reform Commission’s proposal to create a crime of harm to or destruction of the foetus. Argues that the commission fails its own test for the criminalization of behaviour and that the commission displays little understanding of women’s ...
15 August 1989
August 15, 1989
Submission to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-21, An Act to Amend the Unemployment Insurance Act
Sets out NAWL’s concerns with the proposed legislation on UIC tabled in the House of Commons, including the government’s plan to discontinue its contributions to the UIC plan and to take money from that plan to finance training programs. Takes the position ...
1 February 1989
February 1, 1989
Women’s Movement: International Perspectives
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1 December 1988
December 1, 1988
Bill 11 and the Proposed Access Enforcement Programme
Criticizes Manitoba’s access enforcement programme and Bill 11. No rigorous analysis or sound empirical research preceded the legislation. Furthermore, the assumptions the legislation is based upon are unfounded, namely that children invariably benefit from frequent contact with both parents following marital breakdown ...
1 December 1987
December 1, 1987
Submission of NAWL to the Standing Committee on National Health and Welfare on Survivor Benefits Under the Canada Pension Plan
Emphasizes women’s need for non-discriminatory entitlement to and lifetime support from survivor benefits. The paper challenges the government’s view of women’s current economic status. ...
31 August 1987
August 31, 1987
Submission of the National Association of Women and the Law to the Labor Canada Committee on Benefits for Part-Time Workers
Addresses the need for legislative reform on matters affecting part-time workers, the majority of whom are women in low-salaried jobs. ...
24 July 1987
July 24, 1987
Brief to the Special Joint Committee on the 1987 Constitutional Accord
Focuses on implications for women’s equality rights. Analyses the contentious issues surrounding Charter rights in clause 3 and clause 16, limits on section 2, and makes recommendations on federal spending powers, female appointments to the Supreme Court and other matters. ...
29 July 1986
July 29, 1986
Submission of the National Association of Women and the Law to the Federal Department of Justice Concerning the Review of the Canadian Human Rights Act
Deals with the procedural and substantive weaknesses of 1986 legislation, and makes specific recommendations for amendments to the Act, including primacy of the Act, procedure from complaint to hearing to appeal, affirmative action as a remedy, prohibited grounds of discrimination, systemic discrimination ...
1 June 1986
June 1, 1986
A Brief Submitted to the Special Committee on Child Care
To fulfil the Charter’s guarantee of equal protection and benefit of the law, the government must provide child care. Discusses cost-sharing between the provincial and federal governments and gives analysis, with recommendations for improvement regarding funding, unemployment programmes and child care centres. ...
1 February 1986
February 1, 1986
Submission to the Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance
An overview of unemployment benefits is accompanied by a detailed analysis of the present problems in the scheme. ...
1 October 1985
October 1, 1985
Bill C-49: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Prostitution)
States that government concern with traffic congestion, nuisance and the quality of neighbourhood life ignores the real problems of drug trafficking, pimping and juvenile prostitution. Emphasizes NAWL’s position that use of the Criminal Code is not the answer and that the economic ...
1 October 1985
October 1, 1985
Response of NAWL to the Recommendations in Regard to Pornography in the Fraser Report and to the Government’s Discussion Paper on the Report of the Special Committee on Pornography and Prostitution
Supports the recommendations in the Fraser Report, with appropriate modifications, and criticizes the government’s discussion paper for neglecting to address the recommendations in the Fraser Report. ...
1 September 1985
September 1, 1985
Bill C-47: Joint Custody, Child Support Maintenance Enforcement and Related Issues
A critical examination, from a feminist perspective, of recent legislative initiatives (Canadian & American) in the area of joint custody, maintenance, and access enforcement. Volume I Download Volume II: Appendices Download ...
1 July 1985
July 1, 1985
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Not Just Words on Paper
Analyses the Charter and its implications for women. ...
1 February 1984
February 1, 1984
Soliciting for the Purpose of Prostitution
Recommends certain modifications to the legal status of street soliciting and considers which type of legislation, regulatory or prohibitive, is better. ...
1 October 1981
October 1, 1981
A New Image for Sexual Offences in the Criminal Code: A Brief in Response to Bill C-53
A discussion of the changes to assault offences in Bill C-53, protection of children, evidentiary and procedural reforms, and prostitution. ...
1 November 1980
November 1, 1980
Women’s Human Right to Equality: A Promise Unfulfilled
Outlines changes that could improve the proposed 1982 Charter legislation. ...
1 October 1980
October 1, 1980
Brief on Divorce Law Reform
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