Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
In 2014, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) introduced mandatory domestic violence awareness training for its staff. Since its implementation, more than 1,200 LAO staff and 800 lawyers have participated. This successful program can and should serve as a model for violence Continue reading Legal Aid Ontario Domestic Violence Training: A VAW best practice model
Ontario’s Domestic Violence Death Review Committee’s annual reports tell us year after year that pending or recent separation are the times when a victim of family violence is at greatest risk of being killed by her partner. Research conducted by Continue reading Intimate partner stalking: when leaving isn’t really leaving
In the mid-1980s, domestic violence was still considered a private matter between a husband and wife, not something to be talked about in polite company or even to be closely regulated by the law. At that time, if a woman Continue reading TIme to revisit mandatory charging?
September 22, 2015: A day that began like any other late September day for most of us. In Renfrew County, where the morning was cool but sunny, the day exploded into horror, as news of the murders of Carol Culleton, Continue reading Remembering and honouring Carol, Anastasia and Nathalie