Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
It’s July, and I’m on vacation. My partner and I are spending a week with friends at their cottage – known as a camp in this part of the province — on an island in the mid-north of Ontario. We’re Continue reading Summer is upon us
A year ago yesterday, the jury in the CKW inquest returned its verdict, which included 86 recommendations for change to address the issue of intimate partner violence, especially femicide, in rural communities. Most of the recommendations – 68 of them Continue reading Righteous rage
Imagine this: your life partner and the father of your children subjects you to abuse, including sexual violence. You make the difficult decision to leave him and report his violence to the police, who charge him with sexual assault. You Continue reading Owning our stories, part two
About 15 years ago, I was sexually assaulted in a hospital emergency department by an orthopaedic resident, with another looking on, while having my broken arm examined. I was in incredible pain and, like anyone with a medical emergency, was Continue reading Owning our stories