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VOL. 14, NO.1, SUMMER/FALL 2004

LEAFWomen’s Legal Education and Action Fund • Fonds d’action et d’educationnes juridiques pour les femmes

IN THIS ISSUE Equality Rights in Action 1, 11 Equality Rights in Action BY FIONA SAMPSON, DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION 1 Message from the Chair EAF is currently involved in two can pay women less than men for work of 2-3-4 significant Supreme Court of equal value. This case affects 5,300 female LEAF Across the Land L Canada cases that will likely employees of the Newfoundland govern- redefine equality in Canada. These ment, and has the potential to establish a 4 In Memoriam cases concern whether governments are precedent that will affect female em- obliged to respect and advance the ployees across Canada. The NAPE appeal 5 equality guarantees of the Charter in their was heard by the SCC on May 12, 2004. In conversation with LEAF Counsel - Diane Pothier policy and budgetary decisions. LEAF argued in NAPE that the At issue in Newfoundland Association government admitted that it had violated 6-7-8-9 of Public Employees v. Newfoundland is the equality rights of its female employees A Special Thanks to Donors whether the Newfoundland government when it agreed to compensate them for the continued on page 11 10 Spotlight on Supporter - Bev Lacastro Message from the Chair 10 SWEEPS Trip s I write, we are all making the shift accountable for addressing the historic and from a too short summer to a busy systemic disadvantage of women and girls, A fall. We’re going back to school, or particularly those experiencing discrimina- back to work, or simply enjoying tion on multiple grounds. the seasonal transition. The fall is a very busy We are also thinking hard about how to time at LEAF too. Our volunteers are pursue equality in a new era, one very putting the last touches on Persons Day different from 20 years ago. LEAF has Breakfasts and our thousands of supporters completed a strategic review of equality law are getting ready to get up early for equality. over the last 18 months. During the fall, we We are waiting, waiting for at least two will have discussions at our annual general key Supreme Court decisions described in meeting and a broader assembly of all key this issue by Fiona Sampson, LEAF’s LEAF volunteers and staff to assess our Director of Litigation. As we head into 2005, objectives and priorities for the future. and the 20th anniversary of the coming into LEAF’s unique and exceptional work force of section 15 of the Canadian Charter of can only be undertaken with the com- Rights and Freedoms on April 17, what is the mitment and contributions of donors, state of equality in Canada? We are right to volunteers and staff. We thank each and Collective celebrate the anniversary – LEAF was also every one of you for showing your support founded on the same date, and we for equality. We’ll be in touch when we have commenced our first two cases that day. news – send us your e-mail address (to Committment LEAF is getting ready to publish a new book [email protected]) and we’ll add you to our on equality in Canada, assessing 20 years of monthly email update. Inspires Our advocacy for women and girls, and how courts have responded in their decisions. Advances have been made, no question Work Across about it, particularly in areas involving personal choices and safety for women and With sincere thanks, Canada girls. So far, however, the courts have been Beth Atcheson reluctant to make governments really Chair, LEAF National Board LEAFLINE.04 10/21/04 11:49 AM Page 2

LEAF Across the Land

EAF Branches across the country are actively pro- school students to provide workshops to younger stu- viding education, supporting LEAF's legal work, net- dents, West Coast LEAF helps ensure the discussion has L working with other women’s groups, and fundraising real meaning for the youth involved. in their local communities. There is so much that the Finally, WCL has developed a new program called Branches do. This is just a short sampling of what they're “Equality in Action”. This educational program brings involved with! Congratulations LEAF Branches on all your the concept of substantive equality to legal organizations great work. and allows the leaders of those bodies to apply the prin- ciples to their own work in practical and meaningful West Coast LEAF: The framework for all that West Coast ways. LEAF (WCL) does is based on a commitment to inject substantive equality into Canada's laws and legal system. LEAF Edmonton: LEAF Edmonton focused its efforts Some of the highlights of their work this past year include on the Person’s Day Breakfast this year. Julie Lloyd, an an intervention in a case involving privacy in civil law mat- advocate and spokesperson for the gay lesbian bisexual ters (Smith v. Funk), and two submissions to the Federal and transgendered community, spoke on the topic of, Justice Committee on same sex marriage legislation and “Marriage, Morality and Personhood: Relearning the the Divorce Act. In addition, WCL continues to move Lessons of the Past.” One hundred and eighty-five peo- toward test case litigation through their affidavit cam- ple attended the breakfast and raised in excess of $4000. paign (a program aimed at building the evidence needed LEAF Edmonton plans on placing a new emphasis on to make constitutional arguments for equality in the pro- education; watch for “No Means No”, “Transforming our vision of family law legal aid). Future” and a possible speakers series programs in the New Year.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS: LEAF Regina: Approximately 150 people attended the 20 YEARS IN EQUALITY 12th annual LEAF Regina Person's Day Breakfast. The speaker was Elizabeth Abbott, Dean of Women at April 2005 will mark 20 years since the equality Trinity College, University of . An historian, she provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has worked for more than a decade as a journalist and came into force. It will also be the 20th anniver- writer with a special interest in social history and the sary of the Women’s Legal Education and Action environment. Fund. To commemorate the occasions, West Coast LEAF has partnered with the National Association of Women and the Law to host a national conference called Women’s Rights and Freedoms: 20 Years (In) Equality. With the help of community partners, West Coast LEAF and NAWL have already started to plan this exciting event. The conference will bring together legal practitioners, law students, community activists and others to examine how far equality rights have come and where they are heading.

WCL is focussed on education. Through their “No Means No” peer facilitation program, they are reaching young people to talk about sexual violence and consent. By examining Ewanchuk, a sexual assault case, young people have an opportunity to discuss concepts like the legal meaning of consent, gen- Dr. Elizabeth Abbott at the LEAF Regina Breakfast 2003 der stereotypes, and bullying. By training older high

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Additionally, LEAF Regina members have been busy Faculty of Law speak on “The Good, the Bad, and the attending a number of LEAF workshops and conferences Ugly - Trials of a Feminist Judge.” Ms. Mahoney including the Constituent Assembly, a LEAF Manitoba delighted the audience with the compelling story of workshop on social and economic equality, a Court Supreme Court of Canada Justice Claire L’Heureux- Challenges session, the LEAF Law Consultation, and the Dubé. National Education Committee meeting in Vancouver. Kerri Froc, a long time LEAF Regina supporter, LEAF Kitchener-Waterloo: Hosted by the Zonta Club of presented a paper for LEAF 's conference on Kitchener-Waterloo, the 2003 Persons Day Breakfast Internet abuse and harassment. attracted well over 150 attendees. Key note speaker and For more information about LEAF Regina, visit their Chair of the LEAF Board of Directors, Beth Atcheson, website at http://nonprofits.accesscomm.ca/leaf/ spoke about the significance of current cases before the Supreme Court of Canada. LEAF Saskatoon: LEAF Saskatoon has sent a delegate to the March 18-21, 2004 Public Education Meeting in LEAF Sudbury: The 14th annual LEAF Sudbury Person's Vancouver and the Colloquium "In Pursuit of Substantive Day Breakfast was held on Saturday November 15th at Equality" in Toronto on February 27, 2004. Lucinda 's Great Hall. A crowd of 250 Vandervort has contributed to the scholarship of the gathered to hear Judy Feld Carr speak on her incredible Legal Committee. LEAF Saskatoon has taken initial efforts in freeing 3500 Jews from Syria. The audience was steps to establish a "No Means No'' program in mesmerized by this amazing woman's courage and Saskatoon and has been networking actively within the determination. Margaret Denike from the LEAF community. National Board, reminded the audience of the important legal work being done by LEAF across Canada. $10,000 LEAF Manitoba: LEAF Manitoba believes that LEAF's was raised, with a portion of the proceeds staying in work must be informed by the everyday life experiences Sudbury to furnish the City of Public of women. By seizing every opportunity for sharing and libraries with resource materials for women and girls. The reciprocal support, LEAF Manitoba continues to hear remaining monies will be directed towards LEAF's legal women's voices about their every-day experiences of equality work. "equality and inequality." Some of the organizations and For more information about LEAF Sudbury, visit activities that they worked on include: the opening of the their website at www.leaf.sudbury.com Human Rights Museum, the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs re Bill C-7 First Nations Governance LEAF Toronto: LEAF Toronto has had good fun this Act, National Voluntary Sector Initiative, Women's year: 2 great dinner meetings with 2 great speakers, Fiona Advisory Council "Lunch & Learn", Round Table on Sampson, LEAF's Director of Litigation and Karen Violence Prevention for Girls & Young Women, The Schucher who argued the NAPE case in the SCC. The Congress of Black Women workshop on "Racism in executive of the branch is Lynda Newmarch, Dixie Kee Schools," Immigrant Women's Association, to name but a and Nancy Ruth. few. The LEAF Toronto Persons Day Breakfast, lead by Each year, LEAF Manitoba hosts a Youth forum. The Judith Finlayson, raised $80,000 for LEAF National. goal of this year's event, "The Many Faces of Equality: Attended by over 800 people on October 17th, the event Strength in Diversity," was to embrace differences that was a resounding success. The year's keynote speaker was exist amongst people and to recognize that tolerance is Patricia Monture, a Mohawk lawyer, scholar, author and not enough. Again, students welcomed the opportunity to activist who treated the audience to a passionate and explore this topic. In order to stay in touch with young insightful account of her experiences working for the people, LEAF Manitoba undertook a training initiative rights of Aboriginal women prisoners. for the "No Means No" program. WCL educator Amber Dean facilitated a group of young adults who learned how LEAF Ottawa: Congratulation to LEAF Ottawa on a to facilitate workshops in grades 7 to 9 covering a variety very busy and productive year! 25 new law students were of issues including gender stereotypes, violence, equality added to a crew of 60 volunteers who facilitate the “No rights, legal rights and responsibilities by means of critical Means No” education program for local schools. Overall, discussion, role playing, and realistic scenarios. about 1600 grade 7 and 8 students have been trained in At this year's LEAF Manitoba Breakfast, two years. Also started was a Community Outreach approximately 850 guests had the pleasure of hearing program whose focus is to network with other women's Professor Kathleen Mahoney of University of Calgary organizations in order to better understand the legal

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issues facing women in our community. Volunteers LEAF PEI: The focus for LEAF PEI this year was a attended meetings with groups such as the Criminal membership drive/legal education event. Islander and Justice Sub-Committee, the Sexual Assault Network, the long-time LEAF supporter Dalhousie Professor Ronalda Elizabeth Fry Society, Immigrant Women's Association Murphy made two presentations, "Just Making Law?: and Planned Parenthood. Struggling for Inclusion", and "Making Law Just!: In addition to their education and community Comparing Canadian And American Approaches." In outreach programs, LEAF Ottawa has been busy organizing events: to celebrate Persons Day, LEAF Ottawa hosted Senator Lucie Pépin as the keynote speaker at a Persons Day dinner and attended celebrations on Parliament Hill where the annual Person's Day Awards were given to outstanding Canadian women. For International Women's Day, they distributed over 120 copies of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to first year law students. Finally, LEAF Ottawa hosted experts from across Canada at a two-day consultation on Women's Equality and the Law of Internet Communications. For more information about LEAF Ottawa, please visit www.leafottawa.ca

LEAF New Brunswick: The Richibucto breakfast

occurred on Saturday October 18th. Approximately 30 Vice Chair of the Board Carissima Mathen (middle) with air cadets people attended and had the pleasure of hearing who attended the LEAF Breakfast in Richibucto Carissima Mathen, Vice-Chair of the National LEAF Board of Directors, speak on “Working for Women’s addition to community folks, the public talks drew social Equality,” which covered amongst other things a general justice advocates, academics, lawyers and judges. The overview of LEAF with a focus on our work in the areas University of co-sponsored the of sexual assault and access to justice. event with LEAF, as did the Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law. The University of PEI taped the presentations for future viewing.

In Memoriam OTTAWA MEMORIAL TEA A LEAF memorial tea in honour of Starr Solomon, JoAnna Townsend and Ruth Berger was held on Wednesday, February 25 2004 in Ottawa. Starr, JoAnna and Ruth were all founding members of LEAF Ottawa and gave generously of their knowledge and know-how throughout the years. They were lively, fun, and committed women. The tea, host- ed by , Grete Hale and Gay Cook at their family residence raised over $4500 for the Starr, JoAnna and Ruth LEAF Memorial Fund.

LEAF would also like to celebrate the lives of the following individuals and to mark their passing with family and friends:

Anna Pellatt Moira Armour Joanna Brown Susan Crerar

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In Conversion with LEAF Counsel - Dianne Pothier

BY MARY NERSESSIAN

EAF helps to “push the abilities. Since then she has also envelope”, says Dianne been involved in the Meiorin L Pothier, the lead counsel case involving whether a fitness in LEAF's intervention in the test discriminates against a BC Supreme Court of Canada case women firefighter. She worked Auton v. . on LEAF’s interventions either Professor Pothier argued as a subcommittee member or for LEAF and LEAF's inter- as counsel. vention partner DAWN Her work on the Auton case (DisAbled Women's Network) began with team brainstorming Canada, alongside co-counsel initiated by questions devel- Fiona Sampson (LEAF's oped by her and co-counsel Director of Litigation), that Fiona Sampson. “I found it to ignoring autism’s effects risks Counsel for the LEAF/DAWN intervention in Auton, Dianne be quite a good process, people Pothier with Co-counsel Fiona Sampson, LEAF's Director of isolating children – especially Litigation, outside the Supreme Court of Canada feeding off each other’s ideas,” young girls with autism. she said. Once they decided She appeared in front of how to argue the case, she and the Supreme Court on June 9, 2004 to argue that the B.C. co-counsel divvied up the work and spent a large part of government must fund health services to children with February-April on the phone, she said. autism. Typically a lawyer’s work is “pretty much a solitary It is cases such as this one that are “part of the reason process,” Dianne said, adding that senior lawyers often why I went into law in the first place,” Prof. Pothier said, instruct junior lawyers on what to do. The LEAF drafting who first studied political science, and was admitted to the process is not like that. Nova Scotia bar in 1982. Dianne explained that there was ongoing input from She is currently a professor at Dalhousie Law School the Auton subcommittee and the National Legal teaching constitutional, public, labour, and conflicts law. Committee with respect to the development of the She says of her political science studies, “I was getting LEAF/DAWN factum. The LEAF factum drafting frustrated that it didn’t have too much connection to real- process is much more collaborative and co-operative than ity, the stuff I was researching seemed kind of remote and the traditional factum drafting process. removed. Part of the reason I went to law school was to Whether or not the LEAF/DAWN intervention is suc- work with things that affected people... If the court pays cessful, it’s important to the women of Canada because it’s attention to anything we are saying LEAF has the poten- a voice to “push substantive equality, and to acknowledge tial to have a major impact.” different power, different circumstances, different needs,” Ms. Pothier first became involved with LEAF as part she said. of a case sub-committee. In 1996 she was involved in the “I think LEAF has been significant in how some cases Eldridge case, involving the government’s obligation to have been decided, even when courts don’t agree, they are provide medical interpreters for people with hearing dis- interested in what LEAF has to say.”

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A Special Thanks to Donors

EAF wishes to acknowledge the many donors who gave generously from April 1st, 2002 to March 31st, 2003. Because of you, LEAF has been actively working to advance the equality of women and girls in Canada through L litigation, law reform and public education. Your continued support has allowed LEAF to intervene in precedent- setting cases for the benefit of all Canadian society. We offer you our special thanks.

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Judy Werier Goodmans LLP SPONSORS Aikins, MacAulay and Thorvaldson LLP Joan Westcott Heenan Blaikie LLP A Touch of Class Anita Neville, M.P. Winnipeg South - Elizabeth Weston Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart of Applied Arts Centre Jann and Stephen Wetmore Storie LLP and Technology Ben Moss Jewellers Alisa Weyman Hodgson Tough Shields Canadian Federation of University Corporate Health Works Inc. Gaile Whelan-Enns DesBrisay O'Donnell LLP Women-Sudbury CUPE Manitoba Maureen Whelton Koskie Minsky LLP Maija Ceming Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc. Barbara White and John Carlin The Law Society of Upper Canada J. Anne Cole Great-West Life Carol White LAWPRO Collège Boréal Knightsbridge Career Management Vicki White Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin Michael Dibrina-Dibrina Sure Group KPMG - LLP Marilyn Fardig Whiteley Margaret Jerome C Gardner, Barrister Manitoba Aboriginal and Norther Affairs Cindy Wilkey Norrie McCain and Solicitor Manitoba Energy, Science and Karen Willis Duerden and F. Duerden McCarthy Tétrault LLP Gatien Braithwaite Barristers & Technology Roy and Lois Wilson Miller Thomson LLP Solicitors, Human Resource Law Manitoba Health Vilborg and Kenneth Wilson Minden Gross Grafstein & for Employers Manitoba Industry, Trade and Mines Joan Winchell Greenstein LLP Gougeon Insurance Manitoba Justice Frances Wolver Ontario Liberal Caucus Greater Sudbury Public Library- Manitoba Liberal Party Janet Wood Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Bibliotèque publique du Grand Manitoba Lotteries Corporation William Woolverton Paliare Roland Rosenberg Sudbury Manitoba Public Insurance John Worton Rothstein LLP INCO Manitoba Progressive Conservative Judith Wouk RBC Financial Group KPMG, LLP Chartered Accountants Caucus Claudia Wright Robert Rose Inc. Floyd and Jeanette Laughren Manitoba Telecom Services Kathleen Wynne Sack Goldblatt Mitchell Laurentian University Maryann Mihychuk, MLA Minto Tracy Wynne Sherritt International Corporation Laurentian Students’ General Margaret Laurence Advisory Panel in E. Penny and Murray Young TD Bank Financial Group Association Women's Studies Wendy Yule Teplitsky, Colson - Barristers Muirheads Basics NDP Caucus Alexandra Zacharias Torys LLP Dr. Chris Nash, Psychologist Pitblado Sandra Zagon WWW.COOLWOMEN.CA Nicholls Yallowega Bélanger Property Assessment Department City Dorothy Zarski WeirFoulds LLP Architects-Architectes of Winnipeg Isik Urla and Kehmet Zeytinoglu YWCA of Greater Toronto Paris Hair Spa Realcare Inc. Carly Ziniuk Presidential Advisory Committee on the Tannis Richardson Zonta Club of Owen Sound IN KIND Status of Women-Laurentian Taylor McCaffrey Devlin eBusiness Architects University The University of Manitoba IN KIND DONORS Eunice Denby Flowers Regional Business Centre The University of Winnipeg Helen Lucas Jason Hervey Photography Sonic Northern Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Shirley E. Greenberg Linda Lundström Inc. Sudbury Physio Centre UN Platform for Action Committee McMillan Binch LLP Sudbury YWCA Woodhaven Lexus Toyota/Birchwood PageWave Graphics Inc. Christine Tworo, FCA Automotive Group EVENT SPONSORS Robert Rose Inc. LEAF DONORS LEAF TORONTO LEAF REGINA Marjorie Blankstein LEAF SUDBURY Myron and Ruth Borden PATRONS MAJOR CORPORATE SPONSORS Shirley Chase MAJOR SPONSORS Jacqui Shumiatcher Gange Goodman and French Balfour Moss INCO Manitoba Division Manitoba Government and Employees Union SPONSORS CORPORATE SPONSORS Rice Financial Aird & Berlis LLP Scotiabank Susan Scott Appleby College The Co-operators Donald and Lorraine Swanson Bennett Jones LLP Miller, Maki Richmond Nychuk St. James Volkswagen Audi Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Barristers and Solisitors Robertson Stromberg Wawanesa Blaney McMurtry LLP SaskEnergy BMO Financial Group ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. IN KIND SUPPORT Borden Ladner Gervais, Health Laurentian University and Winnipeg Free Press Law Group Dr. Judith Woodsworth Wendy Wilson Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Helvi’s Flower House Limited LEAF MANITOBA Crocus Investment Fund Devlin eBusiness Architects Pit’s House of Treasures Esdale Printing Dickson MacGregor Appell LLP JoAnne Wohlberg, Laurentian University LEAF SPONSOR Manitoba Women's Advisory Council The Dominion of Canada Travelway Inn Berenice Sisler McNally Robinson General Insurance Company Frontier Subaru Dranoff and Huddart ACCESS TABLE DONORS Manitoba Hydro DOOR PRIZE DONORS Faculty of Law, Mary Lue Hinds Sheraton Winnipeg Hotel Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Lougheed Family and Staff LEAF HOST Beyond Flowers Fern Hill School Diane Marleau MP Aikins, MacAulay and Thorvaldson Genest Murray The Manitoba Teachers' Society

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Leave a Legacy of Caring!

Consider one of the following ways of making a planned gift: You may decide that you would like to include a ✮ A bequest through a will gift to LEAF when preparing your will or during ✮ Assignment of life insurance your estate planning. These gifts are so important ✮ Establish a charitable trust because they will help us to continue to work for ✮ Gift annuities ✮ equality for the women and girls of Canada in the Assignment of securities future and for the next generation. For more information, please contact LEAF's Director of Development, Angela Ryan-Rappaport at [email protected] or 416-595-7170 x 225. Spotlight on Supporter Bev Lacastro

BY MARY NERSESSIAN

hen Beverly Lacastro went to her first LEAF flights for the Persons Day Breakfast speakers for nine Sudbury Persons Day Breakfast and saw that years now – totalling about $9,000 over the years. W hundreds of people were in attendance – even The small-business owner has started bringing her at that “god-awful” hour of 7:30 a.m. - she knew LEAF was daughter to the breakfasts and when her son, who is in on to something major. Grade Four, is old enough, she will bring him along too. “I couldn’t get over the speakers, they were just amaz- Donating time or money to LEAF is for people who ing…they were from all different walks of life and they were “really want to know that they are helping the future all passionate about whatever they did.” and…want to make sure that they’ve got children who grow Bev opened her own travel agency, Global Travel up and become well-educated adults.” Destinations Ltd. in 1995. The Sudbury agency is still going Although she knows she is appreciated by LEAF - she strong and she now has six employees. receives three to four hand-written notes every year – her “And when I opened it, I decided that LEAF was some- motivation is fuelled by the desire to fund the fight that “will thing that I wanted to support strongly,” she said. mean something for my daughter’s future…issues that won’t “Where would I be as a female today if it wasn’t for these be issues when my daughter is an adult.” strong-willed women [who helped} women to become How long will she keep contributing to LEAF? “For as known as persons. I wouldn’t be able to open my business.” long as I’m able to,” she says. The idea took root and Ms. Lacastro has been providing

LEAF SWEEPS WINNER! BY ROSEMARY MOLESWORTH I was delighted when the LEAF Sweeps contest offered a "7 - day getaway in the his- toric and cultural mecca of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico." I only know one person in Mexico; an old school friend who happens to be have been living in San Miguel for 7 years. Given that I feel that LEAF deserves to be supported for the necessary work they do fighting for women's rights, and I needed a holiday, this sounded too good to be true. I quickly sent in my donation and entry form and got on with my busy fall. Imagine my surprise when I received a telephone call saying my name was drawn as the winner! We booked our vacation in La Puertecita Boutique Hotel for the March break 2004 when teachers are set free. San Miguel has narrow cobble stone roads, many church- es with bells, lots of history, an artisan market & botanical gardens. As a potter I was very interested in the large artist colony and even managed to attend a few art open- ings including Toller Cranston's. A House and Garden Tour allowed us entry into three houses to see their art collections, interior courtyards & many fantastic creative uses of brick & cement. Thanks to LEAF for their good works and dedicated staff, to the donor of the prize Shirley Greenberg, to La Puertecita Hotel and to San Miguel de Allende and finally Rosemary Molesworth in the lobby of to our friends in Mexico who gave us such a splendid time. La Puertecita Boutique Hotel

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Equality Rights in Action continued from page 1 unequal wages they’d been paid in the past. LEAF isolation. argued that the Newfoundland government violated the The LEAF/DAWN coalition in Auton was equality rights of the women when it reneged on its represented by Dianne Pothier of Nova Scotia and Fiona agreement to provide the employees with pay equity. The Sampson. The Court reserved its decision. It is expected government’s position was that it could not afford to that the Court will not release a decision in this case for implement the agreement to provide for pay equity. several months. LEAF argued that while it is always cheaper to LEAF's National Litigation Committee (NLC) also discriminate, the government’s budgets cannot be decided recently to do case development work on the use balanced on the backs of the disadvantaged in society, of the Ontario Arbitration Act to resolve family law and that the guaranteed equality rights of women must be disputes under religious laws. This practice already exists respected. LEAF was represented by Karen Schucher of in some religious communities and public concern has Ontario and Fiona Sampson in the NAPE appeal. The been raised over the opening of an arbitration centre that Court reserved its decision. It is expected that the Court will apply Sharia (Islamic) law. The Ontario Government will not release a decision in this case for several months. has announced that it will review the issue. In The Auton v. British Columbia case involves a consultation with other women’s organizations, LEAF challenge to the B.C. Government's refusal to fund hopes to develop an analysis of the equality issues health services to ameliorate the effects of autism. LEAF involved, to offer assistance to women's groups directly intervened in this case in partnership with DAWN affected by the issue, and to participate in the (DisAbled Women's Network Canada) Canada. The government's review process. Auton appeal was heard by the SCC on June 9, 2004. Through all of this legal work, LEAF has an LEAF and DAWN argued that the refusal to fund opportunity to advance its understanding of substantive autism services violates the equality rights of children equality, and its critique of the equality rights with autism that are guaranteed in section 15 of the “guidelines” established by the SCC in the 1999 case of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We argued in Nancy Law v. Canada. The results for women's equality our factum that not addressing the effects of autism risks claims under the Law test have been disappointing. creating lives of isolation and institutionalization for both LEAF's NLC has been analysing the Law test, in male and female children. However, the negative effects consultation with equality rights experts and social justice will be compounded for girls with autism. For example, activists from across Canada, over the past year. It is the women with autism who are institutionalized are likely to results of this analysis that are informing the legal experience one of the most serious forms of gendered arguments advanced in LEAF’s current equality rights disability discrimination - the physical and sexual abuse interventions, as well as its case development work that is prevalent in institutions. relating to Sharia law. This is groundbreaking work that The crux of the inequality in this case is the we hope will contribute to the realization of the full exclusionary and marginalizing effects of the state failing potential of the section 15 equality guarantee for all to respond to autism. Autistic persons who do not fit women in Canada. societal norms experience the stigmatization of mental Thank you to everyone whose generosity has made disability and are banished to the margins of society. this important legal work possible – we couldn’t do it LEAF and DAWN argued that state failure to respond to without your support! autism conveys the message that children with autism are just not worth society's time, effort and resources. State neglect is discriminatory because it devalues the relative worth of such children, and subjects them to social

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