Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
There is little to no denial that the coronavirus has created increased rates of gender-based violence of all kinds. As I wrote a month ago, the United Nations Secretary General has spoken about the “horrifying surge in domestic violence” around Continue reading The double X factor
Is it just the overall sense of pandemic-induced malaise that has infected me — and likely many of you — or is spring especially late in arriving this year? Perhaps I am more focused on the weather than usual, since Continue reading Will spring ever come?
For many of us, the news that, before he shot and killed at least 22 people in rural Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, Gabriel Wortman had assaulted his partner, was no surprise. There had been many hushed conversations Continue reading Looking for the easy explanation
Be honest: do you wake up every morning thinking about dinner? I do. Admittedly, I did this long before the pandemic, too, but the intensity of my anticipation has heightened with every passing day of physical distancing, and I know Continue reading Cooking through crisis