Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
It’s been a tough year for lots of people. I’ll be happy to leave 2023 behind on January 1st, and my troubles have been small compared to those of many others. As I have written here before, our annual harvest Continue reading Appreciating the harvest
The concept of coercive control in situations of intimate partner violence (IPV) entered the legal realm a couple of years ago, when it was included in the definition of family violence that appears in the Divorce Act. Since then, there Continue reading Beyond criminal law
Charlie Waldo, the main character in Howard Michael Gould’s mystery series, is a man who has learned how to live minimally. After a terrible event in his life, which I won’t reveal in case you decide to read the books, Continue reading 100 Things
Almost 40 years ago, then-Chair of the Frontenac County Board of Education, Bruce Warmington, made some blatantly homophobic remarks about gay teachers. I was a school board trustee at the time and, at the next school board meeting, called for Continue reading Everything old . . .