Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
In the past several weeks, two men have died while in prison: the man found guilty of killing three women in Renfrew County on September 22, 2015, and the man convicted of the murders of six women (of the 27 Continue reading Transforming law into justice: part one of three
Balancing privacy rights with the safety of women who have been subjected to gender-based violence has always been a challenge. How much information about an abuser should a survivor and those who are supporting her be able to have? How Continue reading Privacy vs safety
A new piece of technology – Safe with Milli – is being piloted in parts of Canada, including eastern Ontario, as well as in Australia. It’s touted as a way to keep survivors of intimate partner and gender-based violence safe Continue reading Survivor safety
On the first day of the CKW inquest, Malcolm Warmerdam, the son of one of the three women whose murders were under review, urged the jury not to think of the man who had killed his mother as a monster. Continue reading The circle is broken