Anita Anand We look forward to seeing how this new legislation recognizes #sex-motivated #hate which has seldom occurred, according to a newly-released article by Myrna Dawson🇨🇦 and Debra Haak ⤵️

The preamble to the enabling legislation is also worth a read: Whereas...all Canadians share responsibility for addressing the social and economic challenges faced by women, which are fundamentally human issues laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/G-2.3…

Surround yourself with those who wish to know the truth, not those who wish to recite the approved dogmas of our time.

Congratulations to Professor Alice Sullivan for this recognition of her efforts to restore clarity, utility, and empiricism to the recording of sex and gender identity across public sector statistics.

Update: cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Op-ed by myself and Debra Haak in The Conversation Canada related to the Combatting Hate Act. Sex-motivated violence should be treated as a hate crime - but it's not. theconversation.com/sex-motivated-… University of Guelph UofG News Sean Fraser

Sex-motivated violence should be treated as a hate crime - but it's not. by Debra Haak and Myrna Dawson🇨🇦 theconversation.com/sex-motivated-… via The Conversation Canada #hate #MVAWG #GBV

Should sex-motivated violence be treated as hate crime in Canada? In The Conversation, Queen’s Law Professor Debra Haak explores why current laws fall short—and how new legislation could help. Read her co-authored article: bit.ly/4775G3W Colleen M. Flood

A woman or girl is killed every other day in Canada. A significant number of these deaths are motivated by hatred based on sex. Myrna Dawson🇨🇦 Sex-motivated violence should be treated as a hate crime therecord.com/opinion/contri… via @wr_record

Sex-motivated violence should be treated like a hate crime – Brandon Sun brandonsun.com/opinion/2025/1… via The Brandon Sun 🇨🇦

A woman or girl is killed every other day in Canada. A significant number of these deaths are motivated by hatred based on sex. Sex-motivated violence should be treated as a hate crime thespec.com/opinion/contri… via @thespec

“Individuals considering these gender-affirming therapies are entitled to know what the evidence shows and the quality of the evidence supporting the therapies...It shows that we don’t know whether it works or it doesn’t work...similar results found in England Finland and Sweden"

Due to the interdependent nature of female fertility, Sargeant argues, the expectation of autonomy particularly harms women but also the very young, the disabled, and the elderly. ifstudies.org/blog/a-new-boo…

Queen's Feminist Legal Studies Conference: March 13-14, 2026 Women, Disability, and Intersectionality: Designing for Equality and Leaving No One Behind Watch this space for further information including call for papers! FLSQ: Queen's FemLaw Bita Amani femlaw.queensu.ca/conferences/fl…

Call for proposals is live! Join us!! Queen's Law FLSQ: Queen's FemLaw Bita Amani Women, Disability, and Intersectionality: Designing for Equality and Leaving No One Behind Mar 13-14, 2026 #women #disability #intersectionality femlaw.queensu.ca/conferences/fl…

And a 5-to-4 majority of the Supreme Court of Canada has now ruled that a one-year minimum sentence for the offence of possession of child pornography is unconstitutional…. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-cs…

Very useful - and important - clarification by the majority of The Characteristics of a Reasonably Foreseeable Scenario in section 12 cases decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-cs…

A non-exhaustive list of possible legislative responses to Senneville.