Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
We are hurtling, willy-nilly, into the festive season, with its requisite over-spending, over-eating, over-drinking and over-socializing. Every year, I find myself retreating to my couch, with a warm blanket and a bowl of popcorn, for some extended movie watching when Continue reading “I love fairy tales”
The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued its decision in the case of R v Boudreault, which brought together seven challenges to Canada’s mandatory victim surcharge system. These are payments imposed on anyone found guilty of a criminal offence, and Continue reading “A tax on broken souls”
One of the aspects of my work I like the most is that I have so many opportunities to meet women doing fantastic work and, often, to travel to places I would not otherwise get to see. Most of my Continue reading Northern reflections
If your house mailbox, email inbox and voice mail are like mine, they are full of requests from organization after organization asking for your financial support. Street soliciting for charities is also on the rise at this time of year. Continue reading The giving season is upon us