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Registration ID: 885497 Submitted by lobbyist on: November 19, 2018 11:08:53 AM Accepted by Registrar on: November 19, 2018 11:32:26 AM
Designated Filer Information
Govender, Kasari
555 - 409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 1T2
604-684-8772
Canada
Organization Information
West Coast LEAF
Our mandate is to use the law to create an equal and just society for all women and people who experience gender based discrimination in BC. In collaboration with community, we use litigation, law reform, and public legal education to make change. In particular, we aim to transform society by achieving: access to healthcare; access to justice; economic security; freedom from gender based violence; justice for those who are criminalized; and the right to parent.
555 - 409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 1T2
604-684-8772
Canada
Relevant Affiliates
The client has no relevant affiliates.
Government or Government Agency Funding
Name of Funding provider
Amount in CAD$
BC Gaming Branch
$65,000.00
Civil Forfeiture Office
$29,165.00
Other Controlling or Directing Interests
The organization has no other controlling or directing interests.
Active Registration Period
November 19, 2018
May 19, 2019
Organization's In-House Lobbyists
Name:
Bendo, Elba
November 19, 2018
Inactivation Date:
June 14, 2019
BC Public Office Background
This individual has not held any public office positions in BC.
Lobbying Activities
Justice and Law Enforcement
Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision
Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation
- proposed pay equity legislation. Intended outcome: achieve pay equity in BC
- criminal justice responses to sexual assault reports. intended outcomes: improve outcomes and process for women reporting sexual assault, increase reporting as a viable option, and address the crisis in missing and murdered Indigenous women through implementation of the provincial and national Inquiry recommendations.
- child protection model. Intended outcomes: improve preventative services for women and children involved in the child protection system to increase support for families and decrease apprehensions.
- legal aid services. Intended outcomes: improve access to justice for women and children in family law matters
- reforms to family law. Intended outcomes: ensure gender equality in the Family Law Act, particularly concerning the division of property and ensuring effectiveness of protection orders.
Target Contacts
Target Type
Name
Title or Constituency
Date Added
Staff of MLA
Henry,
Molly
Esquimalt-Metchosin
November 19, 2018
Minister
Bains,
Harry
Minister of Labour
November 19, 2018
Minister
Conroy,
Katrine
Minister of Children and Family Development
November 19, 2018
Minister
Dean,
Mitzi
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
November 19, 2018
Minister
Eby,
David
Minister of Attorney General
November 19, 2018
Minister
Horgan,
John
Premier
November 19, 2018
Staff of Minister
Kingston,
Charlotte
Premier
November 19, 2018
Staff of Minister
Milne,
Gala
Minister of Attorney General
November 19, 2018
Staff of Minister
Oreck,
Mira
Premier
November 19, 2018
MLA
Bains,
Harry
Surrey-Newton
November 19, 2018
MLA
Cadieux,
Stephanie
Surrey South
November 19, 2018
MLA
Conroy,
Katrine
Kootenay West
November 19, 2018
MLA
Dean,
Mitzi
Esquimalt-Metchosin
November 19, 2018
MLA
Eby,
David
Vancouver-Point Grey
November 19, 2018
MLA
Furstenau,
Sonia
Cowichan Valley
November 19, 2018
Public Agency
Legal Services Society
November 19, 2018
Name:
Govender, Kasari
November 19, 2018
Inactivation Date:
June 14, 2019
BC Public Office Background
This individual has not held any public office positions in BC.
Lobbying Activities
Justice and Law Enforcement
Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy or decision
Introduction, modification or repeal of legislation, a bill or regulation
- proposed pay equity legislation. Intended outcome: achieve pay equity in BC
- criminal justice responses to sexual assault reports. intended outcomes: improve outcomes and process for women reporting sexual assault, increase reporting as a viable option, and address the crisis in missing and murdered Indigenous women through implementation of the provincial and national Inquiry recommendations.
- child protection model. Intended outcomes: improve preventative services for women and children involved in the child protection system to increase support for families and decrease apprehensions.
- legal aid services. Intended outcomes: improve access to justice for women and children in family law matters
- reforms to family law. Intended outcomes: ensure gender equality in the Family Law Act, particularly concerning the division of property and ensuring effectiveness of protection orders.
