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Feeding the Fires of Change
For the last three years, Canadian singer-songwriter Kinnie Starr has been on a slow path of recovery from a severe brain injury she experienced following a car accident. Starr doesn’t remember much from that day back in April 2015, but the accident continues to affect her day-to-day life, including her work as a musician. |
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 | | How Rape Kits Have Failed Women by Andrea Quinlan | Ever since it was first dubbed “Ontario’s most successful rapist trap” in a Toronto Star article in 1984, the sexual assault evidence kit has been heralded as a tool to improve survivors’ access to care and justice. However, there is growing evidence that sexual assault kits rarely works in survivors’ interests. | MORE > |
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 | | Sexual Assault: Where Do We Go From Here? by Janet Nicol | The Jian Ghomeshi trial last year touched off a national debate about the legal rights of women who have experienced sexual violence. As a result, legal experts and activists are now calling for a host of legal reforms, changes to justice protocols and greater support for women’s crisis centres. | MORE > |
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 | | Last Rights: Women and Assisted Dying by Jocelyn Downie | In the early 1990s, Sue Rodriguez challenged Canada’s Criminal Code prohibition on assisted dying. The 42-year-old, who was living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), fought for the right to end her life at a time of her choosing with the aid of a physician. She believed the ban infringed on her right to liberty and security of the person as well as her right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, and her equality rights. | MORE > |
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