Posts Tagged ‘Keiras Law’
Turning to the experts
As was discussed in last week’s blog, it is critical that judicial education about intimate partner violence be mandatory rather than voluntary. It’s also really important that the development of education for judges, like training for police, health care providers, child protection workers, and all others whose work brings them into contact with the issue…
Read moreLegislation as a Result of Survivor Advocacy
Survivors have the power to create legal change – but should we have to? As September unfolds, and many of us and/or our children have returned to school, we want to remind judges that they, too, need to continue their education. Judicial education is often thought of in tandem with Keira’s Law. Next week, we…
Read moreUpcoming webinar on Keira’s Law
The Learning Network and Family Violence Family Law is hosting a webinar next Tuesday, July 25th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm on Keira’s Law. Panelists will include Jennifer Kagan, Keira’s mother and lead advocate for the Bill, Archana Medhekar, Certified Family Law specialist, and Pam Cross, Luke’s Place Advocacy Director. Bill C-233, which is also known…
Read moreSubmission to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women re: Bill C-233
Presented by Pamela Cross, Luke’s Place Legal Director, on May 10, 2022 at 3:30pm. Thank you for this opportunity to appear before you to talk about Bill C-233. I do so on behalf of Luke’s Place Support and Resource Centre in Durham Region, where I am the Legal Director. I’m happy to talk to you…
Read moreJudicial education on intimate partner violence
Bill C-233 is moving to Second Reading in the House of Commons on Friday, April 29, 2022. A central component of this Bill involves judicial education on the issue of intimate partner violence. Known as Keira’s Law, this aspect of the Bill honours Keira Kagan, a four-year old girl killed by her father in an…
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