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Pamela Cross

Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate

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Sometimes, there is good news

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

When it comes to the topic of gender-based violence, there’s more often bad news than good. Rates of violence, including femicide, remain high. Funding for frontline services is too little and insecure. Meaningful law reform is often too little too Continue reading Sometimes, there is good news→

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“The great unfuckening”

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

 Regardless of whether the phrase “aging is not for the weak of heart” originated with Mae West or Meryl Streep, it seems pretty accurate to me. As I move towards my 72nd birthday, getting older often feels pretty bleak. To Continue reading “The great unfuckening”→

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MAID, 10 years in

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

MAID – medical assistance in dying – has been a highly charged issue in Canada for decades. It raises important and emotional legal, medical, ethical and religious questions that do not have easy answers. For many of us, the Sue Continue reading MAID, 10 years in→

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Share & share alike

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

Togetherness and sharing are lovely, but my partner and I have been passing a cold/flu bug back and forth for more than a month now, and I’ve about had enough of it. I brought the grot home from an early Continue reading Share & share alike→

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Pamela lives, works and plays on land that is the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Anishnaabec and Haudenosaunee peoples, whose presence, along with that of Metis, Inuit and other First Nations peoples from across Turtle Island, endures here.

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