Each year, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) awards lawyers and paralegals who have made “outstanding service and contributions” through their work. One of these, the Laura Legge Award, is presented to a woman lawyer who has exemplified leadership within Continue reading Blowing my own horn→

May 24th: The start to summer for many, although it doesn’t officially begin until the solstice on June 21st. This is the weekend when cottages are opened, boats get put in the water, barbecues are fired up for the first Continue reading Summer in the city→

As the pink tips of rhubarb begin to emerge from the soil in our garden, my mind turns to the richness of foods we will have at our fingertips over the next several months. I am already cutting chives from Continue reading New beginnings→

The King Edward Hotel in downtown Toronto is not a usual hangout for violence against women types. Nonetheless, on April 17th, Luke’s Place Executive Director, Carol Barkwell and I, along with four of the founding sisters of Luke’s Place got Continue reading Empowerment over disempowerment→