Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Post-secondary student organizations in Ontario are celebrating the recent Divisional Court decision to overturn Doug Ford’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI). Introduced last January, the SCI allowed university and college students to opt out of a long list of non-academic fees Continue reading Round two to the students
A year ago, Farrah Khan and I announced our decision to resign as co-chairs of Ontario’s Violence Against Women Roundtable due to the government’s lack of response to our repeated inquiries about its commitment to address the issue of violence Continue reading Looking for transformation
Since the 1970s, women around the world have raised awareness about sexual violence and the right to be safe in our streets, homes, schools, religious institutions, workplaces and communities at Take Back the Night marches. Typically, these are loud events, Continue reading Racing against the clock
As Legal Aid Ontario starts slashing its spending in response to the 30% cut imposed on it by the provincial government, the Premier wants to assure Ontarians that no one will be denied legal aid coverage: “If anyone needs support Continue reading Just call Doug!