LEAF's Gains in Equality

In this month's newsletter, we celebrate gains in the workplace, from our Gala celebrating 'Feminism at Work' to our litigation for pension equality!

--> In the case of Fraser v Canada, LEAF is going to the Supreme Court of Canada so that all women employees at the RCMP can receive a fair pension

--> In our Persons Day Gala, we brought together partners, sponsors, and community supporters to raise funds for our ongoing work in pay equity and pension equality

We share updates on our substantive equality efforts in our Bulletin and introduce you to our new Board of Directors!

The Substantive Equality Bulletin

LEAF is intervening at the SCC in Pension Equality Case

We have been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in the case Fraser v Canada (Attorney General). LEAF will argue pensions should take into account the gendered reality of care giving obligations, so that all women employees can receive a fair pension.

Read about LEAF's involvement >>

LEAF was at Court advocating for fairness for sexual assault complainants

Our Executive Director and General Counsel Megan Stephens (left) and Counsel Lara Kinkartz of WeirFoulds LLP (right) at the Ontario Court of Appeal in R v Sullivan and R v Chan.

We advocated for s. 33. 1 of the Criminal Code to be upheld as constitutional. This section prevents the use of voluntary intoxication as a defence to assault-based offences including sexual assault.

Read about LEAF's intervention >>

From the National Office

LEAF is proud to announce its 2019-2020 Board of Directors!

The LEAF Board has 11 current members, with three new members joining in September 2019: Shabnum Durrani, Breanne Lavallée-Heckert, and Hadiya Roderique. Gillian Hnatiw has taken over the role of Board Chair from Elizabeth Shilton, whose term on the Board came to an end in September. We thank all of our departing Board members for the wisdom, energy and experience they brought to the organization.

Learn more about our Board Members >>

Persons Day Gala 2019

Our annual fundraiser celebrated Feminism at Work and was a huge success! The Gala attracted more than 450 guests, with Bay Street partners, judges, labour leaders and government officials making an appearance!

With your support, we were able to fundraise to continue our work and to plan for the challenges ahead in bringing the substantive equality of women and girls to the forefront!

“It’s such a crazy idea to think that less than a hundred years ago, we weren’t considered people. We need to keep thinking about what has come before so we can continue to advocate for the difficult problems that we still face.”

- Megan Stephens, Executive Director and General Counsel at LEAF.

Our team and board of directors show off some fancy florals! Photos of the event are generously provided by our Sponsor Precedent Magazine

View Gala Pictures

Thank You to our Raffle Sponsors!

Thanks to our generous raffle sponsors, 5 lucky winners got prizes like a wine tour, theatre tickets, and a luxury hotel stay! Thank you for you generation donations:

The Second City // Kula Yoga Studio // Moon & Tarrah // Hyatt Regency Toronto // Gee Beauty // Glory Hole Doughnuts // Tyger Tyger // The Grange of Prince Edward // The Make Den // Chance and fate // Sylvie and Shimmy // Starvox Entertainment

Tweets from our

Persons Day Gala Sponsors

Our biggest fundraiser of the year wouldn't be possible without our wonderful sponsors! Here are some tweets straight from our sponsors, showing off some great swag and photo booth shenanigans!

Recipe for Equality:
Seven Vegetable Broth with Walnut Garnish

Every month we'll bring you recipes from our archives!
This recipe for Seven Vegetable Broth by Marilyn Linton is from our Just the Best LEAF Cookbook published in 1992.

Read the full recipe>>

Become a monthly donor!

Monthly donations provide vital, year-round support to LEAF. By sharing your vision for gender equality, you create real change for women and girls across Canada.

Please visit the leaf.ca or contact our Finance and Human Resources Manager, Grace Hitimana at 416.595.7170 x2006 or [email protected]

Donate Now

view this email in your browser

Copyright © 2019 Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1420, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

This email was sent to [email protected]
why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund · 260 Spadina Avenue · Suite 309 · Toronto, ON M5T 2E4 · Canada