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Pamela Cross

Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate

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Now there’s some fun

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

As I shuffled my way across the sheet of ice that passed for the grocery store parking lot early one morning last week, I felt as though I was about 300 years old. Each step brought me one step closer Continue reading Now there’s some fun→

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Gunpowder and lead

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Pamela Cross — 2 Comments ↓

In 2011,  Helen Naslund killed her husband after almost 30 years of being subjected to his extreme abuse. The Naslunds were farmers and, as is often the case with family farms, Helen also worked off the farm to increase the Continue reading Gunpowder and lead→

Posted in Criminal law, Violence against women in the family | 2 Replies

Feeling good about saying no

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

The past two years have been challenging for me; someone who has never found it easy to say no. On the social front, while I used to struggle not to overcommit to get-togethers with friends, meals out, movies, live music and Continue reading Feeling good about saying no→

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Planning ahead

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

Five years after Canada’s first legislation permitting medical assistance in dying (MAiD) passed, access was broadened in March of last year when Bill C-7 came into effect. While the changes introduced by Bill C-7 did not go as far as Continue reading Planning ahead→

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Pamela lives, works and plays on land that is the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Anishnaabec and Haudenosaunee peoples, whose presence, along with that of Metis, Inuit and other First Nations peoples from across Turtle Island, endures here.

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