Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
I almost didn’t write this blog. Not because the recent decision in the hockey player sexual assault trial isn’t important, because it is. Not because it isn’t worthy of comment, because it is. Not because I don’t care, because I Continue reading What’s the point?
As I wrote about last week, there is talk of creating a stand-alone offence of femicide, in response to ongoing high rates of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV) and homicide. (The OPP announced earlier this week that reports Continue reading Femicide as a stand-alone criminal offence? Part two
Women continue to be killed in this country and around the world in alarming numbers. According to a 2023 report from UN Women, 51,100 women and girls were killed by someone “closely related to them” that year. In Canada, between Continue reading Femicide as a stand-alone criminal offence? Part one
As I discussed last week, determining what court has the jurisdiction to hear a family law case involving child-related issues depends on where the child is habitually resident, which is often a complicated question to answer. Consider the story of Continue reading Where do I live? (Part two)