Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Recommendations for summer reading usually focus on lighter books. I know I have a tendency to use the warm, sunny weather as an excuse to speed read my way through mysteries and thrillers, setting aside more serious reading for gloomier Continue reading Summer reading with substance
Last night, I attended my favourite fundraiser: the Unwasted Dinner, put on by Kingston’s Loving Spoonful, an organization that works to build a healthy, sustainable and food-secure community. Five local chefs volunteered their time to prepare a seven-course meal made Continue reading To cook or not to cook
I officially entered senior citizenry (or, as one friend calls it “the brown envelope club,” even though Old Age Security payments no longer arrive in the mail) earlier this week. I could tell you that I celebrated that occasion by Continue reading On reaching 65
Women who make the decision to report a sexual assault to the police are embarking on a potentially long and always arduous journey through the criminal law system. They will be confronted with myths and stereotypes about women and sex, Continue reading Believing women