13 April 2007
April 13, 2007
International Women’s Day March 2007
On International Women’s Day 2007, the Ad Hoc Coalition for Women’s Equality and Human Rights asks you to join with women everywhere in Canada and Quebec in opposition to the anti-equality policies of the federal Conservative government. Here’s why! From the Coalition’s ...
17 February 2007
February 17, 2007
No Religious Arbitration Coalition: What Have We Learned?
Measuring the success of law reform advocacy is often difficult. In assessing success, are we to look only at outcomes – did the government make the change that was being advocated for? – or should we also look at process – did ...
11 December 2006
December 11, 2006
The Abolition of the Court Challenges Program
Presentation on the abolition of the Court Challenges Program to the 39th Parliament,1st Session, Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO). For the full transcript visit the Edited Evidence website of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Prof. Margaret ...
10 December 2006
December 10, 2006
Women Send Strong Message to Harper: Reverse the Cuts, Uphold Equality Rights
OTTAWA – Hundreds of concerned individuals, community and women’s groups will be demonstrating in Ottawa today to call upon Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reverse a series of decisions that will harm women’s equality rights. Before the demonstration, representatives from leading women’s, ...
10 December 2006
December 10, 2006
March for Women’s Equality December 2006
Harper’s Conservatives want women to stay home and be quiet. Our response to the Conservatives? We Refuse! On Sunday, December 10, NAWL rallied and marched for women’s rights, equality, and access to government and the courts in response to the Conservatives cuts ...
10 December 2006
December 10, 2006
Statement for Women’s Equality and Human Rights
The December 10th Statement for Women’s Equality and Human Rights was released to the media at a press conference in Ottawa on Parliament Hill on December 10th, 2006, International Human Rights Day. We demonstrated the widespread dissatisfaction in Canada regarding the government’s ...
6 December 2006
December 6, 2006
Changes to the Status of Women Canada
Presentation on changes to the Status of Women Canada to the 39th Parliament,1st Session, Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO). For the full transcript visit the Edited Evidence website of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Good afternoon ...
3 December 2006
December 3, 2006
Women, Work and Equality: An Introduction to Human Rights Law in the Workplace
Popular Legal Education and Consultation Series: Module 1 This workshop will look at the human rights framework in the federal sector – its strengths and its weaknesses. We will review recommendations that are designed to promote substantive equality for women. In order ...
2 December 2006
December 2, 2006
Pay Equity: A Fundamental Human Right
Popular Legal Education and Consultation Series: Module 2 This workshop will examine why systemic pay inequity happens, how the federal pay equity system operates and what you can do now to help reduce women’s social and economic inequality by fighting for real ...
1 December 2006
December 1, 2006
Letter to Harper on Women’s Funding
NAWL had requested a meeting with Prime Minister Harper but he declined the invitation. This letter reviews the issues raised previously and asks again for a meeting. Dear Prime Minister Harper, A few months ago the National Association of Women and the ...
8 November 2006
November 8, 2006
Presentation on Human Trafficking to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women
Presentation on human trafficking to the 39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION, Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Transcript from the FEWO web site. Mrs. Chantal Tie (Lawyer, National Association of Women and the Law): Thank you very much. First, thank you very ...
3 November 2006
November 3, 2006
Remembering Our Struggles, Defending Our Victories: Maternity and Parental Benefits
Ce document est seulement disponible en anglais. Popular Legal Education and Consultation Series: Module 3 This workshop provides an overview of the federal maternity and parental benefits regime and identifies its weaknesses. Table of Contents 1. Workshop Goals, Expectations, and Limitations 2. ...
4 September 2006
September 4, 2006
The Importance of Funding Women’s Groups
As a consequence of a periodic five year renewal process which the federal government is obliged to undertake, the new Conservative government must very soon decide whether the Status of Women Canada Women’s Program will be renewed, reformed or whether it will ...
28 June 2006
June 28, 2006
NAWL calls on Mr. Harper to respect International Law on Social and Economic Rights
In 1976 Canada ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Yet, despite having ratified this Covenant 30 years ago, little progress has been achieved for the most vulnerable groups in Canadian society. Right Honorable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of ...
10 May 2006
May 10, 2006
Mr. Harper, On Mothers Day, Women Want More than Just Flowers: We Want Equality Now!
OTTAWA – The National Association of Women and the Law released a Mother’s Day Statement that has been endorsed by over 100 local, provincial and national organizations across the country. While more fathers have been getting involved, women still do the lion’s ...
10 May 2006
May 10, 2006
Mother’s Day Message to Parliament 2006
On Mother’s Day, we celebrate our mothers and all they have done for us. Yet in all our communities everywhere in Canada, mothers are struggling to make ends meet, to do well by their children and their families. Women must work hard ...
1 May 2006
May 1, 2006
Canada Must Re-Invest in Women, Groups tell United Nations in Geneva
OTTAWA – Today in Geneva, women’s organizations and other social justice groups from Canada will report on Canada’s disappointing performance under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The United Nations Committee is due to review Canada’s compliance under this ...
30 March 2006
March 30, 2006
Update on the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Women
Some of NAWL’s 2001 recommendations were integrated in the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Others were ignored. In 2006, NAWL did a brief update of the impact of the new IRPA on immigrant and refugee women. The Immigration and Refugee ...
8 March 2006
March 8, 2006
Childcare is Key to Women’s Equality
Childcare is key to women’s equality. NAWL and FAFIA call on Prime Minister Harper to maintain and renew childcare funding agreements with the provinces. Honorable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa March 8 2006 Prime Minister Harper, The ...
3 March 2006
March 3, 2006
Supreme Court of Canada Allows Discrimination Against Women: NAPE v Newfoundland
On October 24, 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that because of an alleged impending ‘fiscal crisis’, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador had the right to back out of an agreement to correct discriminatory wages for women health care workers. ...
