Publications
Newspapers and Online magazines
“When Women Seek Legal Protection from Violence, Who Keeps Them Safe?” The Tyee, March 7, 2020
“Don’t Just Remember the Massacred Women. Work for Change” The Tyee, December 6, 2018
“Call Bill 62 What it is: Hate Legislation” The Winnipeg Free Press, November 1, 2017
“Values Charter runs contrary to gender equality” The Montreal Gazette, November 13, 2013
“After Kenya’s Landmark rape decision, all eyes on the police” The Globe and Mail August, 6 2011
Law journals
"The Opioid Crisis as Health Crisis, Not Criminal Crisis: Implications for the Criminal Justice System" (2020) 43:1 Dal LJ 281.
“A Bad Deal: British Columbia’s Emphasis on Deterrence and Increasing Prison Sentences for Street-Level Fentanyl Traffickers” (2018) 41:3 Manitoba Law Journal
“The Laws in Relation to Domestic Workers in Ghana” (2015) University of Ghana Law Journal
Thesis: “The Opioid Crisis as Health Crisis, Not Criminal Crisis: Implications for the Criminal Justice System, 2018
Sliding Gallery
Bethany Lindsay, “Not one shred of scientific evidence”: Critics say psych reports in custody cases can hurt kids
CBC
Carrie, Tait, "Expert Question Alberta's decision not to report opioid deaths during pandemic
Globe and Mail
Joanna Cheek, “New Divorce Act won’t prevent family violence, critics say”
Healthy Debate
International Women's Day 2021: Words From the City's Changemakers
LooseLips Magazine
In the Media
Citynews 1130
Lisa Steacy, BC's family law system fails abused women, puts survivors in danger: report
Dalhousie Law Journal Podcast
On this episode of "The Dalhousie Law Journal Podcast" I describe my recent paper, "The Opioid Crisis as Health Crisis, Not Criminal Crisis: Implications for the Criminal Justice System." I explain the problems that arise in the current system, particularly the harms faced by opioid users, and considerations for future policy design.
Guest Teaching for Lawyers for Continuing Professional Development
- A Primer on Managing the Family Violence File, Law Society of Ontario Family Violence Conference, November 19, 2021
- Opioid Crisis as Health Crisis not Criminal Crisis, Justice and Treatment Partnership Conference, December 7, 2021
- Screening for Family Violence, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia Lawyer Training, April 28, 2022
- Family Violence and Family Law, Professor Aloni’s Family Law Class, February 16, 2022, LAW 359 UBC
- Family Violence and Family Law, Professor Tremblay’s Family Law Class, November 4, 2022, LAW 359 UBC
- Family Violence and Family Law, Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships Conference, June 3, 2021
- Decolonizing Family Law, Rise Women’s Legal Centre Advocates and Support Workers, July 4, 2021
- Parenting Arrangements, Amici Curiae Volunteer Training, July 7, 2021
- Protection Orders, Rise Women’s Legal Centre Advocate and Support Worker Training, July 20, 2021
- Financial Statements, Amici Curiae Volunteer Training, July 20, 2021
- Simple Division of Family Property and Interim Distribution of Property, Amici Curiae Volunteer Training, July 27, 2021
- Family Law 101, Surrey Women’s Resource, July 29, 2021
- Protection Orders, Law Foundation of BC Advocate Training, September 9, 2021
- Peace Bonds and Protection Orders, Violence in Relationships Committee Campbell River, October 5, 2021
- Family Law Court Forms, Law Foundation of BC Advocate Training, October 13, 2021
- Orders to Enforce Financial Disclosure in Family Matters, Law Foundation of BC Advocate Training, October 19, 2021
- Family Law Court Forms, Law Foundation of BC Advocate Training, October 20, 2021
- Ethical Obligations of Family Advocates, Law Foundation of BC Advocate Training, October 28, 2021
- Family Violence and Family Law, Presentation to Ministry of Child and Family Development Staff, November 23, 2021
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