As I wrote about last week, there is talk of creating a stand-alone offence of femicide, in response to ongoing high rates of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV) and homicide. (The OPP announced earlier this week that reports Continue reading Femicide as a stand-alone criminal offence? Part two→

When a young Kingston woman was killed by her partner last week, police quickly labelled the event a femicide: “The Kingston Police are considering this death to be a femicide as it occurred in the context of intimate partner violence. Continue reading What’s in a word?→

On March 7th, the eve of International Women’s Day, four NDP MPPs – Kristyn Wong-Tam, Lisa Gretzky, Jill Andrew and Peggy Sattler — introduced Bill 173. It’s a short bill, consisting of one sentence: “The Government of Ontario shall recognize Continue reading It’s an epidemic (almost)→

On January 3, 2017, in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Lionel Desmond killed his daughter, wife, mother and himself. While this was undeniably a domestic violence homicide, it was much more than that. The Desmond Fatality Inquiry was established to gather Continue reading The Desmond Fatality Inquiry→