Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
With my 70th birthday rapidly approaching, my eyes have begun to gravitate towards articles with headlines like “Can I afford to retire?”, “Living on a pension income”, “Housing crisis for senior women,” and the like. One January morning, my interest Continue reading Length, quality or both?
As I wrote here in February, the House of Commons is considering whether or not to criminalize coercively controlling behaviours. Coercive control is an umbrella term that describes a pattern of behaviours – including psychological, financial and other forms of Continue reading To criminalize or not (part 2)
Until very recently, family law in Canada has treated pets largely as it treats property. When a couple separates and turns to the court because they can’t agree on who gets the pet, the court makes a decision based on Continue reading More than a toaster
On March 7th, the eve of International Women’s Day, four NDP MPPs – Kristyn Wong-Tam, Lisa Gretzky, Jill Andrew and Peggy Sattler — introduced Bill 173. It’s a short bill, consisting of one sentence: “The Government of Ontario shall recognize Continue reading It’s an epidemic (almost)