The British Columbia CEDAW Group, a coalition
of women's NGOs focused on advancing the
equality of women and girls, submitted a
shadow report for the Committee's review of
Canada's sixth and seventh periodic reports
on the implementation of CEDAW. The document
asserts that the Government of British
Columbia continues to marginalize and
politically disempower women in that
province. The report cites the BC
government's refusal to implement the
Committee's 2003 recommendations, its
elimination of the Ministry of Women's
Equality, and its budget cuts to multiple
programs and services vital to women's well-
being. The report argues that the BC
government's cumulative actions amount to a
contravention of CEDAW's Article 5, which
requires the State to take all appropriate
measures to eliminate prejudice against
women.
British Columbia CEDAW Group, Inaction and
Non-compliance: British Columbia's Approach
to Women's Inequality, (September 2008),
online: .