Society & Culture

Interim Staff: On May 9, the parliamentary secretary for International Development, Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the Liberal government would give $1.7 million to international groups committed to advancing the LGBTQ+ agenda in the developing world. Taking part in a Dignity Network panel, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West-Nepean), said the federal government would disburse $1.7 million over three years to promote “2SLGBTQI+ [...]

Interim Staff: On April 11, Sharon Nicklas, Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, issued a directive requiring all lawyers and parties in court provide their preferred pronouns at the beginning of “any in-person, virtual or hybrid hearings, when lawyers are introducing themselves, their client, a witness or another individual.” Lawyers have been told to provide the judge or justice of [...]

Joanna Alphonso: Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin, writing for the unanimous R v Kruk decision rendered on March 8, 2024, said that “the use of the words ‘a woman’ may have been an unfortunate and engendered confusion.” March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), a day instituted to celebrate the achievements of women in establishing legal equality and to recognize historical and [...]