A fund to help victims of domestic violence expands across Canada with Hadassah-WIZO’s help
A charity for survivors of domestic violence that started in Calgary is setting up centres across Canada, with the help of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO. Rebecca Snukal, a criminal defence lawyer, started Franny’s Fund in 2021 to help victims of child abuse gain access to counselling services. “What the statistics show is that the more meaningful approach […]
‘Keira’s Law’ passes Senate; will require judges to consider domestic violence in court cases
A private member’s bill was passed April 18 by the Senate that will provide judges with education on domestic violence and coercive control and require them to consider these factors when issuing decisions. Known as “Keira’s Law”, Bill C-233 was named for four-year-old Keira Kagan who was found dead at the bottom of a cliff […]
What do the law, Megilat Esther and ‘The Giving Tree’ have in common? A comment on domestic abuse in modern times
Penny Krowitz, who died on Jan. 3 in Toronto, was at the helm of Act To End Violence Against Women, AEVAW (formerly known as Jewish Women International of Canada, JWIC), for over 30 years until it closed due to lack of funding and communal support in 2018. We met in 2014 when Penny was looking […]
Bill named for little Keira Kagan that would expand judges’ education on domestic violence tabled in the House of Commons
A private member’s bill, informally called Keira’s Law, that would expand judicial education to include seminars on “intimate partner violence and coercive control” was introduced in the House of Commons Feb. 7. The inspiration for the bill was Keira Kagan, a four-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., who was found dead, along with her father, Feb. 9, […]
