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Learning from those who have died

Pamela Cross — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:34:00 +0000

Ontario’s Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC), of which I am a member, has just released its 2022-2023 report. those not familiar with the mandate and scope of the DVDRC, you can find that information here. This report contains the Continue reading Learning from those who have died→

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Femicide as a stand-alone criminal offence? Part two

Pamela Cross — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:05:14 +0000

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→

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What’s in a word?

Pamela Cross — Wed, 21 May 2025 13:56:00 +0000

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?→

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It’s an epidemic (almost)

Pamela Cross — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

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)→

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