The House of Commons justice committee has made significant revisions to Bill C-332, which would make it better law, but the question still stands: should we criminalize coercive control at all? pamelacross.ca/the-bill-to-cr…

Bill 173 moves Ontario one step closer to declaring IPV to be an epidemic. thestar.com/opinion/editor…

A recent estates decision treats a pet as property, but changes to B.C. family law mean family animals will be given a higher status when there is a dispute about who gets the animal on relationship breakdown. pamelacross.ca/is-a-pet-a-mem…

Erin Lee challenges us all to work harder to make our communities safe from intimate partner violence. Declaring IPV to be an epidemic is just the first step. cbc.ca/player/play/1.…

Even as we commend the Ontario gov’t for its support of a Bill to declare IPV an epidemic, we need to ensure the process doesn’t get bogged down. We do not need more studies. We know what we need to know to take action to end IPV. pamelacross.ca/ontario-poised…

And they told us it couldn't be done ✊🏻 theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

This is what advocacy looks like ✨👏Kirsten Mercer (she/her) Pamela Cross Kristyn Wong-Tam 🇨🇦 toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/10/for…

Abusers have an unerring ability to manipulate technology so they can intimidate & control their former partners. Misuse of e-transfers is just one of their many tactics, & banks should be part of finding a solution. pamelacross.ca/shutting-onlin…

Earlier this month Pamela Cross took an important step toward retirement as she transitioned out of the Luke’s Place Advocacy Director position. We are delighted that Pam will continue working with us on special projects.

Learn more: ow.ly/CJkZ50RbJb6

It’s hard to think about retiring when there’s still so much to do, but I am beginning to move in that direction; looking forward to supporting younger women coming into the work as I slowly exit from it. pamelacross.ca/im-getting-rea…

Thank you VS_Wellington for the invitation to join today’s seminar: Working together to build a community response to intimate partner violence. I learned so much from gwwic Guelph Police Service Family & Children's Services - Guelph Wellington and all other agencies and participants, and especially from Pamela Cross Cross.

Very honoured to be releasing this collaborative project among Luke’s Place, Lanark County Interval House & Neighbours Friends and Families to shine a light on IPV in rural communities. Happy international women’s day 2024! pamelacross.ca/a-new-resource…

I’m not convinced that those of us who oppose Bill C-332 were able to persuade members of the Justice Cttee. to rethink criminalization of coercive control, but here’s what I said to them yesterday. pamelacross.ca/is-criminalizi…

I’m looking forward to sharing the Luke’s Place position on criminalizing coercive control with the Justice Committee this morning and to hearing the perspectives of today’s other witnesses.

Mississippi Mills Mayor Christa Lowry & I talk about why IPV should be called an epidemic on TVO: tvo.org/video/declarin…

I’m delighted to be sharing some of the downsides of criminalizing coercive control with the Justice Committee on Monday. We need to be aware of possible negative consequences of such a move.

Thanks to the hard work of survivors & advocates, BC’s legal aid system will be providing more & better services to folks who have been subjected to IPV & who have family law issues to resolve. A big win for the good guys! pamelacross.ca/a-big-legal-ai…

When Lionel Desmond killed his daughter, wife, mother and himself in 2017, it was a case of IPV and”mental health systems encased in silos built over cracks.” Mental health services need to make the links to IPV or similar tragedies will keep happening. pamelacross.ca/the-desmond-in…

False parental alienation claims brought by abusive men against their former partners cause enormous harm to women and children, but an outright ban is not the right way to go. pamelacross.ca/should-we-ban-…

Read the full statement, 'Former World Junior Hockey players expected to face sex assault charges: OCRCC responds' by Nicole Pietsch, Writer & Advocate with the OCRCC, here: tinyurl.com/yh7bx7we