After hearing from witnesses for 14 days, asking lots of questions and reading volumes of materials, on Friday afternoon the inquest jurors heard for the last time from the lawyers for the parties, Valerie Warmerdam (Nathalie’s daughter, who has been Continue reading We hope (part four)→

The inquest into the September 22, 2015, murders of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam is drawing to a close. It brought me to Renfrew County on Sunday June 5th, and I have been here ever since. I’m going Continue reading Inquest reflections→

As the final week of the inquest got underway yesterday, I found myself thinking about an issue that has arisen several times over the past two weeks: how do systems find the right balance between increasing the safety of survivors Continue reading We hope (part three)→

Everyone who has testified at the inquest so far agrees: finding ways to keep women safe needs to be a top priority. We’ve heard many different ideas about how that should be done. Some witnesses have focused on safety planning Continue reading Safety first . . . or not→