Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
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?
Last week, along with Humberto Carolo of the White Ribbon Campaign and Amiel Houghton of Changing Ways, I spoke at a conference called “Engaging Men: Why. How. Impact.” organized by the Elgin Alliance to End Violence. Humberto spoke of the Continue reading What about the men?
Justice Mandhane of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has written many family court decisions that reflect her depth of understanding about family violence. She is perhaps best known for her decision in Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, in which she established a Continue reading Visionary thinking
Admittedly, this election campaign has had some major issues to focus on: tariffs and Donald Trump’s threats to make this country the 51st state, to name just two. I think it’s fair to say that many of us – including Continue reading What about IPV?