I just want to let you know that abuse of process does happen! Although I practiced law for over twenty years, I have never witnessed such manipulation of the law as has occurred over the last few weeks at the hands of Lord Byng School PAC Chair and the current Executive Council (EC). They misinformed and
As you know, our PAC had a big fight this week over a potential abuse of the PAC election process. Thanks Peter Ormesher for sending me this article about people who are opposed to LGBT programs. It partly explains the rason why our PAC Chair (who is in this group) would want to gain power….I
You must look at the Twitter hashtag #YESALLWOMEN and see the amazing responses to the recent Santa Barbara shooting. The San Francisco Globe also published an amazing list of the best tweets. I LOVE THEM! http://sfglobe.com/?id=871&src=share_fb_new_871
As both a parent and a lawyer, I am embarrassed by our governments decision to appeal the BC Supreme Court ruling of January 27 that said the province has grossly violated the bargaining rights of teachers and Canada’s constitution since 2002. Here is the Observer Magazine’s summary of the event: “The ruling by Justice
Justice Carol Ross (a woman) on the BC Supreme Court declared that the liberal government’s decision to remove the “mother-baby program” in BC prisons was unconstitutional. It only takes reading “Orange is the New Black” to realize that keeping mothers and babies together is a smart, decent and money saving thing to do. An to compound matters,
The Vancouver Public Library in conjunction with the PuSH festival opened a “living library” in January for a few weeks. It is a brilliant idea that enhances human empathy! Anyone can walk into the library and “sign out” a real person from a list of people who have offered to tell their life story. I will have
Two Ottawa professors are looking into the impact on girls of their digital presence. No surprise that they found that girls feel extreme pressure to be slim and beautiful. See more at: http://www.egirlsproject.ca Or listen to an audio interview of Professor Jane Bailey at www.lawjournal.mcgill.ca. I love these audios produced by law students!!
I am sad and dismayed that WXN chose to name their upcoming women’s leadership conference “What Glass Ceiling?” It not only suggests there is no “real” glass ceiling but also says that the women who are presenting at the event did not even notice it as they blasted through it! I know this title sounds catchy and funny but its not really. Not to
I love Gloria Steinem. She’s my mentor and role model Gloria Steinem Receives Top National Honor
All the universities and colleges are freaking out. Why? Because people all over the globe are sharing what they know for free on the Internet. Massive Online Open Classes (MOOCs) are taking over. In fact when UBC offered its first MOOC in May 130,000 people signed up! So really the only thing that Universities and Colleges really