BarTalk June 2003
Volume 15, Number 3

As we all know, in the spring of 2002 the provincial government slashed legal aid funding for poverty and family matters. Without legal representation the rights of women and children are being compromised. As long as women in B.C. cannot know or assert their rights, they effectively have none.

To respond to this pressing issue West Coast LEAF is launching an Affidavit Campaign. The campaign will require volunteer lawyers in B.C. to assist in collecting affidavits from women who are facing family law matters without legal representation.

To find out more about this and other West Coast LEAF work, please call 604.684.8772 or visit www.westcoastleaf.org.

This article was published in the June 2003 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.