September 27, 2019
Dementia + Decision-Making
August 26, 2019
Modernizing the Child, Family and Community Service Act Project
Overview The Modernizing the Child, Family and Community Service Act Project has two dimensions: (1) a focused review of the Child, Family and Community Service Act to identify outdated provisions and operational incompatibilities and gaps within the statute itself and with legislation that intersects with this act; (2) comparative legal Read more…
February 20, 2019
Pension Division Review Project
Overview The Pension Division Review Project is dedicated to a review of part 6 of British Columbia’s Family Law Act. When a spousal relationship breaks down, the Family Law Act provides for the division of family property between the spouses. Pensions represent a particularly complex form of property to divide Read more…
November 27, 2020
BCLI Comment on Fraser Decision: Pleased to see our Work Referenced by Canada’s Highest Court
In 2012 the BCLI published the study paper Human Rights and Family Responsibilities: Family Status Discrimination under Human Rights Law in British Columbia and Canada (BCLI study paper). The paper reviews research and jurisprudence on the family status ground, discusses concerns with the BC Court of Appeal’s approach to family Read more…
November 24, 2020
Dementia and Representation Agreements: Understanding the Lived Experience of Representatives During Health Care and Personal Care Decision-Making
Alexis Haig is a Master in Gerontology Candidate at Simon Fraser University. Her thesis is entitled “Exploring Health Care and Personal Care Decision-Making under Representation Agreements: The Lived Experiences of ‘Representatives’ of Older Adults with Dementia.” Alexis holds a B.A. and B.S.W. from the University of British Columbia. Introduction Read more…