14 October 2003
October 14, 2003
The American Convention on Human Rights is Part of the “Regional Solution”
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. The Preamble to the Declaration of the Summit of the Americas, adopted by the heads of state in Quebec City in 2001, calls on all the states to commit to full respect for human rights ...
14 October 2003
October 14, 2003
The Struggle for Equality in the Job Market Goes On: CHRC declines to enforce Supreme Court order against CN
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. In 1984, in response to a complaint filed by Action travail des femmes (ATF), the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) ordered Canadian National Railways (CN) to put an end to its discriminatory practices against women ...
14 October 2003
October 14, 2003
Addressing Trafficking in Women and Children in Canada
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. Trafficking in women and girls is a significant global problem to which Canada is unfortunately not immune. It is an illegal yet highly profitable industry, which recruits, transports and sells human beings for the purpose ...
14 October 2003
October 14, 2003
World March of Women Plans Worldwide Action in 2005
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. The World March of Women (WMW) is a global network for feminist action that had its genesis in the Quebec women’s movement. WMW focuses on struggles against poverty and violence against women. In 2000, the ...
1 September 2003
September 1, 2003
Volume 22, No. 3, Fall 2003 / Volume 22, No. 3, Automne 2003
Volume 22, No. 3, Fall 2003 Volume 22, No. 3, Automne 2003 Nothing ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Custody and Access: An Update on Bill C-22
On February 2003, Bill C-22, An Act Amending the Divorce Act was debated in the Second Reading in the House of Commons, and sent to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. In March, the Committee invited the Minister of Justice ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Reaffirming the Indivisibility of Human Rights at the Roundtable on Women and Politics 2003
Supported by an Advisory Committee of activists and academics with diverse experiences and expertise, the National Association of Women and the Law convened, on March 22-23, a dialogue with 40 women for its Roundtable on Women and Politics 2003 at the symbolic ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
National Consultation on Transgender and Women’s Substantive Equality
NAWL organized a national consultation on transgender and women’s substantive equality rights, held in Ottawa on February 22 and 23, 2003. The consultation drew representatives from rape crisis centres, women’s equality-seeking groups, unions, government, transgender and transsexual (trans) advocates, and other interested ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
The Live-In Caregiver Program: Inequality Under Canada’s Immigration System
The Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) is a specialized program of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, which admits participants to Canada as temporary workers for up to three years. In exchange for completing 24 months of care giving work for children, the elderly, or ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
The Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act
In the aftermath of the horrifying events of 9/11, the government of Canada introduced Bill C-36. It was far-reaching: an omnibus bill, cobbled together in haste while the country was still in a state of shock and crisis, bordering on hysteria. As ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Same-Sex Hearings
At the hearings held in Sudbury on April 9, 2003, NAWL appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to present our views on the question of whether the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages. We urged the committee members ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Agency and Urgency: An Advocacy Project on the Defence of Provocation
As a student of Women’s Studies, a worker at a shelter for abused women and a black woman who witnessed violence in my life, I believe the Provocation Defence is a blatant injustice to women. Honourable Minister, our beloved country has fought ...
1 July 2003
July 1, 2003
Volume 22, No. 2, Summer 2003 / Volume 22, No. 2, Été 2003
Volume 22, No. 2, Summer 2003 Volume 22, No. 2, Été 2003 Nothing ...
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 ...
