Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
On September 22, 2015, Basil Borutski killed Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam; all women with whom he had been intimately involved. Borutski, who had a history of violence towards women dating back at least 30 years, is now serving Continue reading We remember
No march through the streets of San Miguel this International Women’s Day. I think it is safe to say that, when the world went into lockdown in March 2020, none of us would have imagined such a possibility, wherever we Continue reading IWD 2022
Much as I oppose the motives and activities of the convoy that has recently laid siege to Ottawa, the use of the Emergencies Act in response to the blockades and occupations may be a case of leaping out of the Continue reading How far is too far?
Many survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) want nothing whatsoever to do with the law – any law. It’s not hard to see why. Criminal charges are not laid when they should be or are laid when they shouldn’t be; sexual Continue reading Suing for abuse