In this episode of the Where Parents Talk podcast, Lianne Castelino speaks to Dr. Jennifer Kagan-Viater, palliative care physician and mother, as well as Philip Viater, family law lawyer and father, about the impact of domestic abuse and intimate partner violence on parenting. “…it has been very difficult. You know, I think what some people may not realize is that for others watching our story, … [Read more...]
MPs Debate Keira’s Law to Require Judicial Training on Domestic Violence (Canada)
OTTAWA - Judges will have to undergo regular training on domestic violence and coercive control if a bill known as Keira’s Law passes through Parliament. It is named in honour of four-year-old Keira Kagan who was found dead with her biological father, Robin Brown, at the base of a cliff near Milton, Ont., in February 2020. Two weeks earlier, Keira’s mother Jennifer Kagan had sought an urgent … [Read more...]