8 May 2024
May 8, 2024
NAWL submits a brief to ban parental alienation accusations in family court
The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) has submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for its study on Coercive Behaviour. In its brief, NAWL calls on the government to legislate to ban parental alienation ...
2 May 2024
May 2, 2024
NAWL receives 2023 Women, Peace and Security Civil Society Leadership Award from Government of Canada
National feminist law reform organization recognized for its work advocating for better protections for victims of domestic violence in gun control legislation Anishinaabe Territory/OTTAWA, May 2, 2024 Today, the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) was awarded the 2023 Women, ...
25 April 2024
April 25, 2024
“Parental alienation: The one-size-fits-none theory” by Suzanne Zaccour, Director of Legal Affairs, NAWL
The National Association of Women and the Law is advocating for a ban on parental alienation accusations in family courts. Suzanne Zaccour, Director of Legal Affairs, wrote an op-ed addressing this pressing issue. Read the full article at https://www.law360.ca/ca/family/articles/1829261/parental-alienation-the-one-size-fits-none-theory-suzanne-zaccour ...
16 April 2024
April 16, 2024
Budget 2024 Policy Wins for Women
New funding for free contraception, creation of more $10-a-day child care spaces and investment in gun control buyback program Anishinaabe Territory/OTTAWA, April 16, 2024 – The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is pleased to see funding in Budget 2024 ...
3 April 2024
April 3, 2024
Publication of the 2024 edition of “A Woman’s Guide to Money, Relationships, and the Law in Ontario”
The National Association of Women and the Law is excited to announce the publication of the 2024 edition of “A Woman’s Guide to Money, Relationships, and the Law in Ontario”. This comprehensive guide is designed to empower women in Ontario with ...
28 March 2024
March 28, 2024
Announcing the winners of NAWL’s 50th Anniversary Student Essay Contest
Congratulations to the winners of our 50th-anniversary essay contest: The winning submission was from Tess Moffat from the University of Ottawa for her essay, The State as a Primary Perpetrator of Violence Against Indigenous Women. Veronica Kiang, from Toronto Metropolitan University, was ...
26 March 2024
March 26, 2024
NAWL continues advocating against parental alienation accusations against victims of family violence
“Parental alienation” is a concept used in parenting time disputes to criticize one parent, often the mother, when the other parent, often the father, does not have a relationship with the child. NAWL is leading a campaign, endorsed by 250 feminist organizations ...
25 March 2024
March 25, 2024
NAWL speaks out on the issue of sexual violence in the workplace
On January 31st, 2024, NAWL submitted a brief to the Committee on Labour and the Economy of the National Assembly of Quebec concerning Bill 42, an Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace. A Statistics Canada ...
1 March 2024
March 1, 2024
The National Association of Women and the Law reacts to appellate decision on “Bill 21”
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal of Quebec rendered its decision on the Act respecting the laicity of the State, commonly known as Bill 21. Bill 21 was adopted with the preemptive invocation of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause, which the Quebec government intends ...
29 February 2024
February 29, 2024
NAWL Presents PolySeSouvient Gun Control Activists with Shirley Greenberg Award for Outstanding Leadership in Feminist Law Reform
Today, the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) announced it will present its inaugural Shirley Greenberg Award for outstanding leadership in feminist law reform jointly to Nathalie Provost and Heidi Rathjen, two national gun control activists who have been at ...
23 January 2024
January 23, 2024
250+ Feminist Organizations Call for Legal Reform to Ban Parental Alienation Accusations
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, The Honourable Arif Virani, The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, We write to you as feminist and equality-seeking organizations to urge you to take action to address a crisis of dramatic proportions ...
14 December 2023
December 14, 2023
Media Statement on the Senate’s passing of gun control legislation, bill C-21
The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) welcomes the passing of Canada’s new gun control legislation — Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms) – at third reading in the Senate of ...
13 December 2023
December 13, 2023
Gun Control is a Women’s Issue
As Bill C-21 progresses through the Senate, Suzanne Zaccour, Director of Legal Affairs for the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) and Aja Mason, Executive Director of the Yukon Status of Women Council, have written an op-ed emphasizing that gun ...
10 October 2023
October 10, 2023
Gun Control – NAWL submits brief on Bill C-21 to the Senate
The National Association of Women and the Law submitted a brief on Bill C-21: An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms) to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs. NAWL’s overall position ...
26 June 2023
June 26, 2023
NAWL testifies before the Senate regarding publication bans
A publication ban is a court order which, in the context of a criminal trial, prohibits anyone from revealing the identity of a victim, witness or justice system participant. One of the aims of this order is to enable victims of sexual ...
26 April 2023
April 26, 2023
Op-ed: MPs’ work on gun control misses target
On March 23rd, 2023, Suzanne Zaccour, our Head of Feminist Law Reform, published an op-ed in The Hill Times with our partners from the #Women4GunControl Coalition Erin Whitmore (Ending Violence Association of Canada) and Paulette Senior (Canadian Women’s Foundation). The op-ed criticizes ...
24 April 2023
April 24, 2023
Coalition of women’s and feminist organizations call on NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to deliver on his call for stricter gun laws
Open letter welcomes the NDP leader’s support for urgent implementation of Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry recommendations, given the party’s lack of concrete support to date for government’s efforts to ban assault-style firearms and handguns in Bill C-21 Algonquin Territory/Ottawa, Ontario, ...
24 April 2023
April 24, 2023
Open Letter to Jagmeet Singh regarding a ban on assault-style firearms
Mr. Jagmeet Singh, M.P. Leader, New Democratic Party House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca – Dear Mr. Singh, The #Women4GunControl Coalition is comprised of 33 national and regional women’s and feminist organizations who have come together to work toward securing a ...
20 April 2023
April 20, 2023
NAWL defends sexual assault victims’ rights during the study of Bill 12
On March 28th, 2023, NAWL participated in the Specific consultations and public hearings on Bill 12, An Act to reform family law with regard to filiation and to protect children born as a result of sexual assault and the victims of that ...
20 March 2023
March 20, 2023
Majority of Canadians Support Stronger Gun-Control Measures: Poll
Survey finds more than 70 per cent of respondents support permanent ban on new handgun purchases and oppose civilians being allowed to own assault-style firearms OTTAWA — New polling results suggest most Canadians want stronger gun control laws, and 89 per cent ...
