Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
In my work, I encounter hundreds, if not thousands, of women who have been subjected to male violence. Some of these women engage with me: I get emails from women thanking me for something I wrote or something I said Continue reading Saying no
A year ago, Farrah Khan and I announced our decision to resign as co-chairs of Ontario’s Violence Against Women Roundtable due to the government’s lack of response to our repeated inquiries about its commitment to address the issue of violence Continue reading Looking for transformation
When the Ontario Provincial Police announced, in late September, that it would no longer identify the gender of victims and accused people, Sgt. Carolle Dionne said: “It doesn’t matter if it was a male or a female who was an Continue reading Missing the point
Many of us grew up steeped in a version of the first Thanksgiving that was created south of the border: pilgrims and “Indians” sitting down together to share a fall harvest meal; peace and harmony apparently the order of the Continue reading Truth, reconciliation and Thanksgiving
A recent story from British Columbia has put the issue of assessments used in some custody and access cases on the front burner for many parents involved in family law proceedings. The situation involving the psychologist at the heart of Continue reading “Not one shred of scientific evidence”