Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Being online for hours at a stretch day after day, week after week, month after month and now, almost, year after year, has its ups and downs. On one hand, without the internet many of us would be out of Continue reading Keeping despair at bay (part 14)
Bill C-7 was lobbed back to the House of Commons from the Senate earlier this week, and it came with a powerful backspin. This Bill responds to a 2019 Quebec court decision that found some sections of Canada’s medical assistance Continue reading It’s back to the House
Real mail, delivered to the mailbox, is an increasingly rare event. Mostly these days, I get paid by e-transfer, so I almost never even have the anticipation of a possible cheque when I see the mail carrier approach our house. Continue reading Keeping despair at bay (part 13)
In June 2017, 29-year-old Sandra Ameralik, who had six children and was 29 weeks pregnant, stabbed her husband, Howie Aaluk, with a kitchen knife, and he died. Sandra was charged with second-degree murder. More than three and a half years Continue reading Judges making a difference