Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Last week, I wrote about the Matthew McKnight sexual assault trial, leaving the matter of the verdict and sentencing for this week’s column. After listening to all of the evidence, the closing arguments of the Crown and the defence and Continue reading “Surprise sex” or rape? (Part two)
A few weeks ago, a colleague and friend who lives in Toronto emailed to say that she and her parents (who live in Montreal and whom she hadn’t seen since before the pandemic) were thinking about meeting up in Kingston Continue reading Coming together
Jian Ghomeshi, Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Cosby, Peter Nygard . . . Matthew McKnight. While the first five names are familiar to anyone who follows the news even generally, McKnight’s name is not as well known. It should be. Continue reading ‘Surprise sex” or rape? (Part one)
The pandemic has turned many non-cooks and bakers into kitchen experts, trapped as we have been for so long without the option of dining out. Those of us who have always liked to cook and bake have become increasingly creative Continue reading The joy of cooking