Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
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
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