LEAF cases from 2000 to 2004

Case	Description	Year	Facta
Newfoundland and Association of Public Employees v. Newfoundland Pay Equity	In October 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously accepted LEAF's arguments in NAPE (Newfoundland Association of Public Employees) v. Newfoundland that the Newfoundland government discriminated against female workers by paying them unequal wages...	2004
Auton et al v. British Columbia	The Auton v. British Columbia case involves a challenge to the B.C. Government's refusal to fund therapeutic health services for children with autism...	2004
Smith v. Funk; Amos v. Virk	This case provided an important opportunity to address the meaning of relevance and privacy in the disclosure of documents from third parties. The case was of particular interest because of the impact that the disclosure application has on women, particularly poor and/or disabled...	2003	none
R. v. Demers	This case addressed the same issues as R v. Lewis (1996) regarding B.C.'s 'bubble zone' legislation (Access to Abortion Services Act) around abortion clinics...	2003
Lesiuk v. Canada	This case dealt with the constitutionality of eligibility criteria for employment benefits available under the federal Employment Insurance Act that effectively prevent part time workers from receiving employment insurance; part time workers who are predominantly female...	2003
Broomer v. Ontario	This case concerned the constitutionality of the Ontario government's lifetime ban on welfare for those convicted of welfare fraud, under sections 7, 12 and 15 of the Charter...	2003
Torres v. Minto Management	Ms. Torres lived with her husband in an apartment owned by Minto Management. After 15 months, her husband separated from her and moved out of the family home. In order for her and her children to stay in the apartment, Minto Management required that Ms. Torres sign a new tenancy agreement and increased the rent by 41%...	2002
R. v. Shearing	Ivon Shearing had appealed his convictions for sexual offences against several women and children between 1965 and 1989. Shearing was the leader of a marginal cult called the Kalbarians and had been convicted at trial of sexually assaulting his housekeeper's two daughters and five other "teenage disciples"...	2002
Miller v. (A.G.) Canada	At issue was whether provisions of the federal Unemployment Insurance Act, which result in the reduction or loss of regular unemployment insurance benefits by a women who, having received maternity or parental benefits (special benefits), loses her job, violates s.15 of the Charter...	2002
Irshad v. Ontario (Ministry of Health)	This case was a constitutional challenge to Ontario legislation, which excludes most new immigrants from OHIP coverage for a period of three months or longer...	2001
Boston v. Boston	In 1994, Willis and Shirley Boston agreed to separate and divided their assets; as well, Willis agreed to pay Shirley $3200 a month in spousal support. As required by Ontario law, Willis' pension was included in the calculation of the couple's assets...	2001
Kane et al. v. Alberta Report et al.	The Alberta Human Rights Panel followed the principles earlier enunciated by Alberta Queen's Bench Justice John Rooke in this case that involved an article published in Alberta Report magazine that contained anti-Semitic content...	2001
R. v. Darrach	The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld provisions in the Criminal Code, which limit the use of a woman's sexual past history as evidence...	2000
Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium et al. v Minister of Justice et al.	Little Sisters v. Canada Customs involved a gay and lesbian bookstore in Vancouver which for over ten years had had most of its shipments stopped by Customs agents at the Canada-U.S. border...	2000
Blencoe v. Andrea Willis and the British Columbia Human Rights Commission et al., the Court	The Supreme Court of Canada ordered that the sexual harassment complaints against former BC Cabinet Minister Robin Blencoe must proceed. The British Columbia Court of Appeal previously stayed the complaints, agreeing that the Tribunal had lost jurisdiction to hear the complaints...	2000