Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Recent news stories about three women in different parts of Canada who had dealings with the criminal system because of violence they were subjected to has me thinking once again about the vast chasm that can exist between law and Continue reading A tale of three women
Some recent and pending law reform has me thinking, not for the first time and likely not for the last, about how much faith our society places in “the law” and how, often, that faith proves to be misplaced. Don’t Continue reading What’s law got to do with it?
Last week, I wrote about the Matthew McKnight sexual assault trial, leaving the matter of the verdict and sentencing for this week’s column. After listening to all of the evidence, the closing arguments of the Crown and the defence and Continue reading “Surprise sex” or rape? (Part two)
Jian Ghomeshi, Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Cosby, Peter Nygard . . . Matthew McKnight. While the first five names are familiar to anyone who follows the news even generally, McKnight’s name is not as well known. It should be. Continue reading ‘Surprise sex” or rape? (Part one)