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July 11, 2025
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) and Together Against Poverty (TAPS) are sounding the alarm over
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May 26, 2025
Legal Advocates Warn Against Calls to Strip Supportive Housing Tenants of Rights
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is raising serious concerns over renewed calls […]
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May 8, 2025
Court of Appeal Upholds $150,000 Award to Indigenous Mother in Landmark Human Rights Case
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – In a significant and precedent-setting decision, the BC Court of Appeal […]
More Involuntary Care Doesn’t Work. What BC Should Do Instead: We need a compassionate, properly resourced mental health system.
Kevin Love in The Tyee
The number of people being detained under B.C.’s Mental Health Act has increased dramatically over the last two […]
By Aditi Master, Lawyer, and Angela Leung, Coordinator, Stand Informed Legal Advice Service, Community Legal Assistance Society.
Today, taking photos or videos and sharing them with family, friends and intimate partners is as easy as pressing a button on your phone. Every […]
Note: this is a fictionalized blog post for educational purposes. This blog refers to sexual harassment and assault and may be triggering.
Before I was harassed at work, I didn’t know much about non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). I remember #MeToo stories about […]
A decision awarding $150,000 in damages for discrimination to an Indigenous mom whose children were taken from her and put in foster care has been overturned by a B.C. judge.
B.C. judge overturns ‘unprecedented’ human rights decision – CTVNews
“It’s important for […]
Vancouver, B.C., January 19, 2024
Yesterday, the provincial government announced that supportive housing providers would be exempt from certain provisions of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) that previously restricted their ability to impose guest restrictions and enter tenants’ suites […]
The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) in 2023 released our newsletter “CLAS Action”.
