On December 6, 1989 Marc Lepine entered L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal and killed Genevieve Bergeron, Helen Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganiere, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michele Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz. This event has become known as the Montreal Massacre.
Since 1991 we have marked the anniversary […]

Another private members bill that would set the stage to radically roll back a woman’s right to choose and to control her own body has been proposed by a Conservative member of parliament, Maurice Vellacott, MP for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin. Bill C-537 would allow health care practitioners to refuse to participate in a medical procedure that “offends […]

I am having a lot of difficulty thinking about Afghanistan in terms of women’s rights and the current mission. These are very raw thoughts, not something to base a policy off of, so they are going to be possibly offensive and unpolished.
The clear and simple answer is: Canada has no place in Afghanistan as this […]

January 13, 2008
After reading Women in Sports I was inspired to share my story. My experience of growing up in rural Saskatchewan, living in the cities in my late teens - early 20’s, then living in very remote areas in Northern Saskatchewan leaves me feeling lost. In all cases - a male dominated […]

I’m walking along the street in Toronto at night. It’s a relatively quiet neighbourhood street, not too many people around, and it’s late. There’s a guy walking in front of me, he turns, looks around, then heads into the bushes beside the sidewalk.
My heart rate accelerates. Damn it. I’m a strong woman, and I believe […]