Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
I was 19 years old, without a clue about what it meant to be a mother, when my daughter was born on this day, 44 years ago. It will come as no surprise to her to read that she was Continue reading Happy birthday, Kate!
Over the past several weeks, we have been inundated with an unheard-of number of allegations about behaviour directed mostly at women by well-known and/or powerful men. This behaviour ranges from inappropriate to criminal. It feels a bit mind-boggling, to tell Continue reading Who’s leading the discussions about men’s behaviour?
The festive season (or, as it is sometimes called in my house, the f***ing festive season) is upon us. No doubt you have been inundated with commercial reminders of this for weeks. Even for those who love this time of Continue reading Deck the halls . . . with sexism
The Renfrew County Courthouse, located in Pembroke, is a beautiful mix of old and new, with modern offices and courtrooms encased in the shell of the original courthouse, built in the 1860s. The County Atlas of 1881 called it “one Continue reading Borutski trial part nine: the sentence