20 March 1988
March 20, 1988
Bill C-31, An Act to Amend the Indian Act
Shows how Bill C-31 has had the effect of pitting native women and men against each other and that the entire Indian Act is riddled with difficulties. ...
1 January 1988
January 1, 1988
The Right to Shelter
This paper touches upon the legal manifestations of state responsibility for the homeless in the U.S., Britain and Canada in an era of fiscal restraint. The particular problems of women are highlighted, along with international developments in the area. ...
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. ...
1 December 1987
December 1, 1987
Elderly Women: The Invisible Majority
Elderly women are at a grave economic disadvantage in Canadian society. Yet this study of the legal status of aging women indicates that current legal remedies are inadequate. The author describes the complex set of regulations affecting women living in institutions. Legal ...
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. ...
19 February 1987
February 19, 1987
Section 15 – Equality in the Criminal Justice System and the Workplace: Fact or Fantasy?
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1 February 1987
February 1, 1987
Affirmative Action and the Collective Bargaining Process: Issues for Consideration
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1 February 1987
February 1, 1987
Canada’s Female Young Offenders: Isolated and Ignored
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1 October 1986
October 1, 1986
Morgentaler et al v. the Queen: Summary of the Arguments Made by Defence Counsel on Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, October 1986
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1 August 1986
August 1, 1986
Section 15 and Sexual Equality
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1 August 1986
August 1, 1986
Section 15 and Equality in the Criminal Justice System
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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 ...
28 July 1986
July 28, 1986
Gender Bias Within the Law School
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19 July 1986
July 19, 1986
Interest Group Intervention
Both a “How-to” and a theoretical discussion of the basis for intervention by third parties in litigation. ...
11 July 1986
July 11, 1986
Notes for a Presentation on Judicial Bias and the Legal Treatment of Pregnancy as Sex Discrimination
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13 May 1986
May 13, 1986
Portia’s Progress: Women as Lawyers – Reflections on the Past and Future
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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 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 March 1985
March 1, 1985
DANGER, KEEP OUT! Exclusionary Hiring Practices by Employers, Reproductive Hazards at Work
Examination of the issue of hiring practices that exclude women due to workplace hazards to reproductive capacity; review of reported cases, examination of human rights policy issues, discussion of Charter impact. Presented to Labour Canada. ...
