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Women and the Family

Mother's Day Statement On Mothers Day, we celebrate our mothers and all they have done for us. Yet in all our communities everywhere in Canada, mothers are struggling to make ends meet, to do well by their children and their families. READ MORE

Faith-Based Arbitration In 2003, the Ontario Islamic Institute of Civil Justice announced that it would be offering a “Sharia Court” to Ontario Muslims. The “Sharia Court” would conduct binding arbitrations according to Islamic law. READ MORE

Custody and Access Women remain the primary caregivers of children. Women are more likely to abandon professional and economic benefits in order to facilitate that relationship. READ MORE

Same-Sex Marriage Not allowing lesbians to marry sends the message that lesbian relationships are not valuable or worthy of support. Lesbians want the ability to... READ MORE

Matrimonial Property on Indian Reserves On Indian reserves, provincial law that usually applies to matrimonial property in case of separation or divorce does not apply. When women separate or divorce, they are left without the protection of the law. READ MORE

Abortion and Reproductive Rights Women’s reproductive rights, including the right to abortion, are increasingly under attack in North America. In 2006, the South Dakota Legislature voted a law that would... READ MORE

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