Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
The level of public and media interest in intimate partner violence (IPV) is higher than ever. In particular, individuals and municipal governments across Ontario are keenly engaged in thinking about how they can support implementation of the CKW (aka Renfrew Continue reading What now?
The mandate of Ontario’s Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC) is to assist the Chief Coroner in the review of domestic violence related deaths after an initial investigation has been completed by a coroner, and to make recommendations to help Continue reading Learning from the dead to help the living
When news broke earlier this week about an intimate partner violence mass shooting in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Premier Doug Ford commented that the story was “gut wrenching,” and said “You are all in my prayers.” Really? This from the Continue reading Action not prayers
A year ago yesterday, the jury in the CKW inquest returned its verdict, which included 86 recommendations for change to address the issue of intimate partner violence, especially femicide, in rural communities. Most of the recommendations – 68 of them Continue reading Righteous rage