Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Renee (not her real name) does not look like an abused woman. She has no black eyes, no bruises, no broken bones. She goes to work every day as a nurse at the hospital in her community. She and her Continue reading What to do about coercive control?
Almost seven years after the September 22, 2015, murders of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam, the inquest into their deaths began yesterday morning in Pembroke. About two dozen members of the community as well as folks directly involved Continue reading We hope (part one)
The federal government’s Status of Women Committee is currently conducting a study on intimate partner and domestic violence in Canada, in which it is examining: the causes of intimate partner violence (IPV), including toxic masculinity, specifically in teen relationships; how Continue reading Taking it to the Hill
I don’t often read a family court decision that makes me jump for joy, but a recent decision by Justice Renu Mandhane of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice did just that. In this case, Justice Mandhane recognizes a new Continue reading Making new law