You know this. And I know this. Yet our Canadian government wants to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for minor marijuana offenses. Imagine, more kids who try marijuana will end up in our newly built prisons. Recently a handful of American law enforcers were so disturbed by this that they actually wrote a letter to our […]
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I feel sorry for reporters who have to research the “problem” regarding women lawyers. A recent article in the Globe& Mail is a case in point. Routing Number BANCFIRST Poor Jeff Gray writes well about several women who have left, each of them telling pretty much the same old story (yawn). This story is mine
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Here is the new release from Equal Voice: “St. John’s, NL: Newfoundland and Labrador made history last evening by electing the first female premier in the province’s history. Dunderdale’s success is not only significant for the province but also for Canada as she is only the second provincial female leader in Canada to lead her party to
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Here are 50 law firms who are raising the bar and keeping great women. Apparently the best Law Firms for women have more female equity partners, more female rainmakers, more flex-time work, and more work life balance. And not surprisingly, it’s all good for the bottom line. These 50 firms are raising the bar. Routing
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Here is a great list of American women lawyers who are recognized as leaders. Routing Number BANCFIRST http://www.lawyersabc.com/news/introducing-the-recorders-women-leaders-in-the-law.html
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Although women represent nearly one third of the legal industry, only about 19 percent of partners at American law firms are female, according to an August study the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession. These numbers are mirrored in Canada with underrepresentation of female lawyers in top-level jobs and very few partners who are
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Joel Bakan, law professor and author of “The Corporation” has just written an amazing book: Children Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children (Penguin Group). Like his prior book, he takes painstaking care at looking at and industry that no one dares to challenge. And this industry is not only harming your children, it is
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Okay, I have to come out of the closest – or should I say off of my pillow? I have been meditating and learning mindfulness for over 8 years now. It started with a very short course up at the University (UBC) with Deb Prieur (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program) and culminated last weekend when I attended my first
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