Answers to Questions About Sexual Assault That You Might Be Afraid to Ask With the media’s recent attention on the sexual assaults at the University of Western Ontario, you may fully support the survivors and the calls for reform on campus but still have many questions. You may have begun to realize that some of your [...]

ABSTRACT Our method for combatting sexual violence in Canada is failing. Survivors of sexual violence have lost confidence in the criminal justice system as evidenced by the extremely low reporting rate to the police.  While victims generally wish to hold perpetrators accountable, their reluctance to engage the criminal justice system is a clear indication that the cost [...]

Produced by Karen's organization Elevation - Equality, Inclusivity, Empowerment Inc. If you have a connection to sport in anyway please watch this short video. Produced by Elevation- Equality, Inclusivity, Empowerment Inc., the organization co-founded by Karen, it highlights three stories of abuse in sport that represent the experiences of many athletes and parents. The [...]

Privacy rights of high school students were the issues at stake in a Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) voyeurism case that dealt with a teacher who secretly used a spy pen to record the breasts and cleavages of female students at school. As a former Crown counsel who prosecuted this case in the early stages, I also [...]