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Op-ed: Lawsuit filed by ex-UBC prof Steven Galloway takes aim at sexual assault accusers
It’s been a revealing nine days for defamation law in Canada, thanks to a lawsuit filed by author and former University of British Columbia Creative Writing... -
Serial killer shame shines light on Toronto police’s history of violence against the vulnerable
The horror show over Toronto police’s mishandling of the investigation into missing persons and alleged serial murders in the Village feels sadly familiar. In 1987,... -
The Weinstein Effect: another watershed moment for rape culture or do we really give a fuck?
How many sexually assaulted and harassed women have to get on the “telling” bandwagon before we do something about it? If they are white, rich... -
Lessons in rape culture from the many trials of Mandi Gray
The many trials of Mandi Gray continue. On Thursday, July 20, Ontario Superior Court Judge Michael Dambrot overturned the verdict of convicted rapist Mustafa Ururyar on... -
The “rapenomics” of sexual assault
The Ontario Court of Appeal heard arguments on Thursday, March 16, in the case of Mustafa Ururyar, the York University graduate student who was found... -
Rage against Ghomeshi outcome can be channelled into great things
I love Kathryn Borel, the woman who talked back to Jian Ghomeshi’s prattling apology last week as he walked free from accusations of sexual assault... -
Following the money on sexual assault
During the 11 years it took for me to successfully sue the Toronto Police Service for its negligence and discrimination while investigating my rape, I... -
A new feminist revolution
It was met with shame, shock and awe - but there were no surprises in the Jian Ghomeshi verdict. Shame that in 2016 a judge... -
Is Jian Ghomeshi guilty or innocent? Sadly, it may not matter
Now that the trial portion has ended and the women who have accused Jian Ghomeshi of sexual assault have been found guilty of not behaving... -
The Jian Ghomeshi Trial: Theatre of the absurd is more like it
I want to be friends with actor and Canadian Air Force Captain Lucy DeCoutere. So did the third complainant who testified three days after DeCoutere... -
The Jian Ghomeshi trial: Who has accusers back in this set-up?
The medias sexual objectification of Jian Ghomeshis lawyer, Marie Henein the detailed descriptions of her shoes, clothes and physical appearance has dropped off, at least... -
Jian Ghomeshi trial: what’s at stake for the national discourse on rape culture
The sexual assault trial of the century begins Monday. The celebrity status of the accused, former CBC Radio Q host Jian Ghomeshi, his hotshot lawyer, and... -
Jian Ghomeshi trial: what’s at stake for the national discourse on rape culture
The sexual assault trial of the century begins Monday.The celebrity status of the accused, former CBC Radio Q host Jian Ghomeshi, his hotshot lawyer, and... -
Jian Ghomeshi: now it gets ugly
Sexual assault charges against Jian Ghomeshi resulted in an outpouring of truth-telling and increased awareness of violence against women - or at least it did...
