Sexual violence

Case	Description	Year	Facta
Barney v. Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) and United Church of Canada	In 2005, LEAF, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), and the DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) Canada intervened in coalition in this landmark case that sought compensation for Aboriginal residential school survivors subjected to multiple forms of abuse...	2005
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
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
R. v. Mills	The court upheld an important law that limits an accused person's access to personal records in sexual offense proceedings. Given that the Court had set out a different test just four years earlier in the O'Connor case, the judicial endorsement of the legislation was a vindication...	1999
R. v. Ewanchuk	A 17-year old woman went for a job interview in a trailer at a city mall in Alberta. By the time she left she had been subjected to unwanted sexual touching by a 49 year old man - her prospective employer...	1999
The Queen v. O'Connor	LEAF and a coalition of women's organizations intervened before the B.C Court of Appeal in the case of Bishop O'Connor who was charged with the rape and indecent assault of four Aboriginal women...	1995
L.L.A et al. v. Beharriell	This case dealt with whether counseling records could be ordered as evidence in sexual assault cases in order to determine the credibility of the witness...	1995
The Queen v. Mason	This case dealt with whether counseling records could be ordered as evidence in sexual assault cases in order to determine the credibility of the witness...	1994
Mowers and Whitley v. The Queen	LEAF intervened before the Supreme Court of Canada in the appeals of Mowers and Whitley, two of the three men convicted of sexual assault in the gang rape of a young woman...	1994
The Queen v. Seaboyer and Gayme	LEAF intervened in this case to urge the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of two men charged with sexual assault, who were challenging the Criminal Code provisions which restricted the brutal cross-examination of sexual assault survivors about their past history and sexual reputation...	1992
Norberg v. Wynrib	Laura Norberg tried for five years to sue her doctor, who had demanded sexual contact in exchange for the drugs to which she was addicted. The B.C Court of Appeal dismissed her claim saying that she had consented implicitly and voluntarily to the sexual activity...	1992
K.M v. H.M.	KM was prevented from suing her father for sexually assaulting her when she was a child because she missed the legal time limit for bringing a civil action. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that in cases of childhood sexual assault the limitation period should not begin to run until the plaintiff was aware of the harm they had suffered...	1992
Jane Doe v. Board of Commissioners of Police for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, Jack Marks, Kim Derry & William Cameron	Sexual assault survivor Jane Doe sued the Metropolitan Toronto Police for violating the Charter in failing to protect her from a serial rapist. With LEAF's support, Jane Doe argued that even though police had identifying information about the man who became know as "the balcony rapist", they chose not to warn women in the area of danger...	1990
D.P.	LEAF intervened successfully to oppose the admission of a known and convicted child abuser to the Law Society of Upper Canada...	1989	none
Her Majesty the Queen v. Canadian Newspapers Company Limited	A woman, who was sexually assaulted by her husband, invoked her right to have a publication ban on the use of her name in criminal proceedings...	1988