Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, referred to by the

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LEAF, is a women's rights organization based in Toronto, Canada.

History

''Canadian Lawyer'' magazine describes LEAF as a "non-profit organization that works to advance gender equality and human rights through litigation, law reform, and education". The founding chair of LEAF was Susan Tanner, and author Judy Rebick wrote in her book ''Ten Thousand Roses: The Making of a Feminist Revolution'' that other founders had included both lawyers and non-lawyers, such as Nancy Ruth, Pat Hacker, Linda Ryan Nye,

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Books written about the organization

In 1991

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wrote the book ''Canadian Feminism and the Law: The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund and the Pursuit of Equality'' just a half decade after the creation of LEAF. A book by Peter Manfredi was later written on the various results of the advocacy pursued by LEAF entitled ''Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court: Legal Mobilization and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund''.

Interventions

* '' R. v. Ryan'' * '' Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice)'',

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2 S.C.R. 1120 * '' British Columbia (PSERC) v. BCGSEU''

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M. v. H. ''M. v. H.'' 9992 S.C.R. 3, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the rights of cohabiting same-sex couples to equal treatment under the law. The court found that the definition of spouse in section 29 of Ontario's '' Family ...

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2 S.C.R. 3 * '' Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General)'',

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3 S.C.R. 624 * '' Weatherall v. Canada (Attorney General)'',

993 Year 993 ( CMXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – The 12-year-old King Otto III gives the Sword of Saints Cosmas and Damian (also known as the Sword of Essen) as ...

2 S.C.R. 872 * '' R. v. Butler'',

992 Year 992 ( CMXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Worldwide * Winter – A superflare from the sun causes an Aurora Borealis, with visibility as far south as Germany and Korea. Euro ...

1 S.C.R. 452 * '' Canadian Council of Churches v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration)'',

1 S.C.R. 236 * '' Norberg v. Wynrib'',

2 S.C.R. 224 * '' R. v. Sullivan'',

991 Year 991 (Roman numerals, CMXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events * March 1: In Rouen, Pope John XV ratifies the first Peace and Truce of God, Truce of God, between Æthelred the Unready and Richard I o ...

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Brooks v. Canada Safeway Ltd. ''Brooks v Canada Safeway Ltd''

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1 S.C.R. 1219 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on employer discrimination of pregnancy, pregnant employees. The court found that Safeway (Canada), Safeway violated the provincial Human Rights Act ...

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Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia ''Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia'',

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1 S.C.R. 143 * '' R. v. J.A.'', 2011 SCC 28

References

External links

LEAF website
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