Criminal law Archives - Pamela Cross

Be careful what you wish for

Pamela Cross — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:58:00 +0000

All of a sudden, after decades of feminist advocacy, provincial and federal politicians can’t seem to say enough about gender-based violence (GBV). Sadly, they’re not saying much that’s new or that offers me hope we’re moving in the right direction. Continue reading Be careful what you wish for→

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Taking back the night

Pamela Cross — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:14:00 +0000

The sexual assault trial earlier this year of five former members of Canada’s national junior hockey team focused attention across the country on sexual violence as well as on hockey culture. Many of us who work with survivors and victims Continue reading Taking back the night→

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Femicide as a stand-alone criminal offence? Part one

Pamela Cross — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:51:13 +0000

Women continue to be killed in this country and around the world in alarming numbers. According to a 2023 report from UN Women, 51,100 women and girls were killed by someone “closely related to them” that year. In Canada, between Continue reading Femicide as a stand-alone criminal offence? Part one→

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Going in circles

Pamela Cross — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:47:24 +0000

On October 28th, less than a year after the federal government passed Bill C-48, which tightened up the Criminal Code provisions dealing with bail, Ontario’s government issued a media release calling on the feds to make “concrete changes that will Continue reading Going in circles→

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