Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likes to apologize. The list of his apologies for historic wrongs is longer than my arm. He also likes to apologize for his own wrongdoings. Although he did not apologize to Jody Wilson Raybould, even after Continue reading One apology too many
On February 9th, four-year-old Keira Kagan and her father, Robin Brown, were found dead at the foot of a cliff near Milton, Ontario. There seems little doubt that this was a murder-suicide: Keira’s father had been abusive to her mother, Continue reading Changing the world
More than two decades ago, I spent several years visiting a friend as he made his way through the prison system in and around Kingston. It was quite a process, with plenty of rules: I had to apply for permission Continue reading Keep your distance
As I have written about in the past, the provisions of Canada’s Divorce Act that address parenting of children after their parents divorce were significantly revised in 2019. Bill C-78 squeaked through Third Reading in the Senate and received Royal Continue reading Justice delayed