Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Ontario has been recognizing May as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month for more than three decades, but some years it seems that we’re moving backward rather than forward. This is one of those years. Here are just three stories Continue reading It’s never okay
The statistics must be said, and said again, and again, and again, until we do something to change them. Indigenous women represent approximately 5% of Canada’s total female population, and yet they make up 24% of all homicide victims and Continue reading The ancestors of tomorrow
Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the case of Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia. This was a very good day in the world of law for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). In fact, when a colleague Continue reading Dignity, autonomy & equality
“Why didn’t she just leave?” is a question I hear far too often in my work. I hate it, and I’m tired of answering it. It indicates an ongoing lack of understanding of the realities of intimate partner violence and Continue reading Staying isn’t choosing