Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
It is easy, in the business of a criminal trial with its focus on the accused person, to almost lose sight of the victim of the crime. Sometimes, the victim may choose to be silent; may not wish to engage Continue reading Borutski trial part three: Women’s voices
Story number one: No doubt many of you, like me, read with some disbelief about the British Columbia father who was investigated by child welfare authorities because he let his kids – five of them between the ages of 7 Continue reading The state vs parent round two: how much oversight is too much?
Considering that Basil Borutski has not spoken publicly since his interview with the police and the letter he wrote to the Ottawa Citizen two years ago, his voice was loud and very present in the first few days of his Continue reading Borutski trial part two: Whose voices will be heard?
Like many middle-class women of my age, I was raised to be polite. This entailed many things: saying please and thank you, calling my friends’ parents Mr or Mrs, standing up when someone older came into the room, and the Continue reading Being polite may be harmful to your health