Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
She walked in wearing a full length mink coat — not something I had ever seen in my law office. In fact, at first, I thought she must be in the wrong place, because she had an aristocratic air wrapped Continue reading No visible injuries
In an important 2022 case—Ahluwalia vs Ahluwalia — Ontario Superior Court Justice Mandhane recognized a new tort of family violence. She awarded the wife $150,000 in damages for the pattern of physical and coercive controlling abuse she had been subjected Continue reading A disappointing decision
Keira Kagan’s favourite t-shirt was emblazoned with the words “I can change the world.” Tragically, she had little time to do that: on February 9, 2020, four-year-old Keira died while in her father’s care in a manner that Ontario’s Domestic Continue reading Changing the world
Many years ago, my partner and I went to a weekend gathering at a rural community of political activists whose work was deeply rooted in their Christian beliefs. When we arrived, we were assigned sleeping quarters for the weekend. Much Continue reading Wedded or not