My latest: when zero tolerance doesn’t mean zero
Zero tolerance. That’s what he said. Those are the words he used. Justin Trudeau has said, many times, that he and his party have “zero tolerance” for sexual harassment and…
Sexual Harassment
Who won and lost the French-language debate
Who won? The separatist guy, Yves-Francois Blanchet. He was calm, he was cool and he was collected. He totally dominated. Who lost? Justin Trudeau. He needed to remind everyone that…
It’s time to take our charities to the cleaners
The Oxfam sexual exploitation scandal signals the arrival of the moment for an honest public conversation about charities’ role in society, the white saviour mentality, gender relations, charity accountability, and…
Annus Horribilis 2017: Derek Fildebrandt ends his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year with a bang … literally!
PHOTOS: United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney with Derek Fildebrandt in happier times. At the moment, Mr. Fildebrandt may be the bane of Mr. Kenney’s existence. One of them, anyway.…
Sexual harassment firing is a gloomy cloud over Jason Kenney’s by-election victory parade
Photo: UCP MLA Jason Nixon endorsing Jason Kenney’s bid for the leadership of the United Conservative Party. United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney is expected to slide to an easy…
Bill O’Reilly and Gian Gomeshi: A Comparison
Today, Fox News ended its professional affiliation with Bill O’Reilly over various complaints of sexual harassment from his female colleagues. For those of you who do not know this man,…
Damages Claims for Assault by Parents and Caregivers Upon Children
BY PAUL ADAM, ASSOCIATE LAWYER A recent parliamentary bill in Ontario, the “Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act” brought changes to Ontario’s Limitations Act, and removed virtually all time…
Damages Claims for Assault by Parents and Caregivers Upon Children
BY PAUL ADAM, ASSOCIATE LAWYER A recent parliamentary bill in Ontario, the “Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act” brought changes to Ontario’s Limitations Act, and removed virtually all time…
Roger Ailes the Head of Fox News Is Forced To Resign
For twenty years as the head of Fox News, Roger Ailes helped shaped the current form of the Republican Party.And turn politics in that country into a sewer.But today it…
The Ghomeshi Apology and the Shame of the CBC
And so it ends, for him. Jian Ghomeshi has apologized, and avoided another trial for sexual assault.Jian Ghomeshi stood before an open court today and apologized for his "sexually inappropriate"…
Addendum
Okay, so following the breaking news yesterday that one of the fellows who thought it was a laugh riot to shout “Fuck her in the pussy” at a television camera…
The Dirty Sexist Game and the Woman Who Fought Back
It's a dirty game, a bestial assault on women, and one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen on TV.One that began just over a year ago with…
Waitaminute, do what to whom? In the where?
TL:DR – (sexual) harassment isn’t funny. It’s illegal.
International Women’s Day 2015: Ontario’s bold anti-sexual violence plan
This powerful anti-sexual violence ad, released just in time for the 2015 International Woman’s Day, is part of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s ambitious $41-million plan to combat sexual violence. The…
Violence Against Women: Why We All Need to Look in the Mirror
I'm ashamed to admit that when the stories about the ghastly harassment of women in this country began to emerge, first at the CBC and then on Parliament Hill, I…