2020

Women’s participation in the workforce has been shown to boost the economy, and easily accessible and affordable childcare boosts women’s participation in the workforce. It follows that better childcare can lead to a better overall economy.

It is largely accepted, in principle, that employers should be required to pay employees the same wage for performing the same work. The reality, however, is that some employers will pay Jane $30,000 to do the job for which they pay Bob $40,000, knowing that they can get away with it.

Saskatchewan is known for its flat landscape, fields of wheat and “dry cold” winters. It is the home to more than 100,000 lakes, it produces more NHL players per capita than any other province and it is the only federal constituency in Canada to have had three prime ministers represent it (Sir Wilfred Laurier, William Lyon Mackenzie King and John Diefenbaker).

We need to hear the marginalized voices of the MeToo movement - National Magazine February 2018

I had the opportunity to be part of the Canadian Bar Association’s group of technical advisors that travelled to Arusha, Tanzania for the inaugural regional forum for the most recent CBA International Initiatives project in the region, Supporting Inclusive Resource Development in East Africa.

The Kamloops Women Lawyers Forum held their Welcome Potluck for the incoming first-year law students from Thompson Rivers University on Oct., 2017. This well-attended event was held at the beautiful home of local bencher Michelle Stanford. The aim of this annual event is to introduce the new law students to the Kamloops legal community and to bring them together with potential mentors.

One of the tremendous benefits of belonging to the Women Lawyers Forum is the opportunity to sit in a room with more than 200 peers from all across the country at every stage in their careers and feel the energy of women connecting, questioning, learning, inspiring, growing – but most of all wanting to make our profession and our society better for women, our clients and our families.

Every once in a while something happens to make you think about things differently. For me it was a recent conversation with fellow lawyer Jacinta Gallant. Jacinta is a collaborative lawyer, mediator and conflict resolution trainer from Charlottetown.

I am a white settler. Recently a presenter introducing me stumbled over these words. I still feel awkward saying them. These words can make everyone in the room tense, on edge.

It is bittersweet knowing that my term as one of the two Co-Chairs of CBA Nova Scotia branch of the Women’s Forum has come to an end. I had no idea at the beginning how enriching the experience would be.