Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
On October 30th, I am leading a zoom discussion about intimate partner violence organized by the women’s caucus of the National Farmers Union. It is intended for anyone who is interested in the issue of IPV in rural and farming Continue reading Untangling barriers to ending IPV in rural communities
After following and commenting on the hockey player sexual assault trial earlier this year, which culminated last month in not-surprising acquittals for the five former Team Canada players who had been charged, I thought I could put hockey and sexual Continue reading A gap that didn’t need filling
It would be a mistake to dismiss the final report of the independent review into B.C.’s legal system’s treatment of intimate partner violence and sexual assault as just another list of recommendations that we’ve already heard before. While there are Continue reading “We know what to do”
I almost didn’t write this blog. Not because the recent decision in the hockey player sexual assault trial isn’t important, because it is. Not because it isn’t worthy of comment, because it is. Not because I don’t care, because I Continue reading What’s the point?