Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Many years ago, my partner and I went to a weekend gathering at a rural community of political activists whose work was deeply rooted in their Christian beliefs. When we arrived, we were assigned sleeping quarters for the weekend. Much Continue reading Wedded or not
Last week, the final report of the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission, entitled Turning the Tide Together, was released. The Commission was an independent public inquiry convened by the federal government and the government of Nova Scotia in October 2020 Continue reading Declaring hard truths
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote here about a groundbreaking family court decision, in which Justice Mandhane of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recognized a new family law tort of family violence and awarded the wife in the Continue reading Our day in court
No more than a day or two goes by without another news story about a woman being killed by her partner or former partner. The stories are so frequent that, I suspect, many people’s eyes just glaze over as they Continue reading “Novel & aspirational”