Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
No more than a day or two goes by without another news story about a woman being killed by her partner or former partner. The stories are so frequent that, I suspect, many people’s eyes just glaze over as they Continue reading “Novel & aspirational”
My days are always busy; something that has never been more true than in the seven weeks or so since my partner’s heart attack. Extra chores around the house, providing care to the patient, keeping people up to date about Continue reading An uncomplicated kindness
While I sat in the family lounge on the cardiac floor of KGH a few weeks ago waiting for my partner to emerge from bypass surgery, my mind turned to possible worst case scenarios. I am known for this among Continue reading Without fear
Last week, I wrote about the report prepared by the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC) into the 2020 death of four-year-old Keira Kagan. Another report, prepared by child protection expert and Toronto Metropolitan University professor Kim Snow for the Continue reading A damning report (part two)