Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Feminists have fought long and hard for a clear criminal definition of consent in the context of sexual assault. We wanted an unequivocal understanding, in law, that unless someone explicitly agrees to specific sexual activity, there is no consent, making Continue reading It’s time to stop laying criminal charges for non-disclosure of HIV status
Winston Blackmore has more than 24 wives and has fathered more than 145 children. There is nothing about the man that makes me want to know him or to think he has any regard whatsoever for women’s equality or well-being. Continue reading What to do about polygamy?
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently overturned a sentence imposed by a trial court judge in a case in which a woman, a recent immigrant from Iran, had experienced brutal physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her husband, Continue reading Justice for all women
Mandi Gray’s comment after Ontario Superior Court Justice Dambrot upheld the appeal of Mustafa Ururyar, who had been found guilty of sexually assaulting her, is a simple yet powerful indictment of the criminal system’s response to sexual violence. She went Continue reading “It really doesn’t matter what I want.”