New Canadian Hundred Dollar Bill Depicts a Woman–U.S., Take Note!
November 22, 2011 by Kyle Bachan · 13 Comments
One thing Canadians may notice upon receiving their fancy new PLASTIC hundred dollar bills this month (if they’re fortunate enough to carry around that kind of pocket change), is that the piece ...Read More
Join the Fight to End Rape in War
May 26, 2011 by Jaclyn Friedman · 1 Comment
If you’ve been following my live-blogging at Feministe or my live-tweeting at @jaclynf, you already know what a sickening and preventable crime against humanity sexual violence in conflict zones ...Read More
Canada Headed for a Stormy Ride
May 7, 2011 by Alison Brewin · 8 Comments
North of the 49th parallel, four more years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative rule has begun. On May 2nd, Canadians went to the polls and gave Harper the majority of seats in the House of Commons–the ...Read More
Canadian Women Want to Break Up with Stephen Harper
April 29, 2011 by Alison Brewin · 2 Comments
Five weeks ago, the Canadian government was forced into an election, one the ruling party–Stephen Harper’s Conservatives–claimed the Canadian public didn’t want. But the campaign has ...Read More
Canada Offers “Duress” Defense for Battered Women
April 14, 2011 by Marla Kohlman · 4 Comments
Nicole Ryan had endured more than 15 horrific years of domestic abuse when, in 2008, she plotted to have her husband killed. Unbeknownst to her, the hired “hit man” was an undercover police officer ...Read More
Wearing a Tube Top Does Not Equal Consent
February 25, 2011 by Stephanie Hallett · 25 Comments
In a disgraceful judgment by the provincial court of Manitoba, Canada, Justice Robert Dewar allowed a convicted rapist to walk away with nothing but a curfew and a mandatory letter of apology to his ...Read More
One Feminist Asks, ‘Is Polygamy Inherently Bad for Women?’
January 5, 2011 by Jessica Mack · 20 Comments
The British Columbia Supreme Court is currently undertaking a fascinating and controversial review of Canada’s polygamy law, which has outlawed the practice since the 1890’s. The law is under ...Read More
Remembering the Montreal Massacre
December 6, 2010 by Donna Decker · 8 Comments
Many writers talk about the story that claws its way out from your core. I have such a story. It haunts me as it haunts women all over the world. On December 6, 1989, 21 years ago today, 25-year-old ...Read More
Newsflash: No New Trial For Serial Woman-Killer Robert Pickton
July 31, 2010 by Stephanie Hallett · 1 Comment
Canada’s highest court announced today that Robert Pickton, the country’s infamous serial killer, will not get a retrial for the murders of six women in Vancouver, British Columbia. The ...Read More
Are Honor Killings in Canada a “Muslim” Issue?
June 23, 2010 by Rafia Zakaria · 9 Comments
The killers of 16-year-old Aqsa Pervez were convicted last week. Mohammad Pervez and Waqas Ahmed, Aqsa’s father and brother, were sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 18 ...Read More
