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On this page, we share findings and perspectives from the iMPACTS team about gender-based violence, sexual violence, and social inequities. 

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Andrew Tate: A Case Study on the Effects of Online Influencers on Students’ Education

20 Feb 2023

Andrew Tate, a well-known influencer on TikTok, has gained significant traction with audiences of young men whose ages range from primary to post-secondary. He often choses videos of himself...

R v Kirkpatrick: A Welcome Decision

6 Oct 2022

On July 29, 2022 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released the Kirkpatrick decision. In a split concurring decision, the majority concluded that when condom use is a condition to engage in sex, a...

Part II: What more should the Quebec government do to address sexual and domestic violence?

3 Aug 2022

In the first part of this two-part blog series, I argued that Quebec’s new court division that will exclusively hear sexual violence and domestic violence cases has the potential to increase access...

Part I: How is Quebec using the judicial system to address sexual and domestic violence?

27 Jul 2022

In September 2021, Andréanne Ouellet, a 32-year-old mother of five young children, was killed by her ex-partner. Her death drew attention to what some have called “the parallel epidemic” of...

Queer pedagogy in the classroom

18 Jul 2022

Incorporating queer pedagogy into our educational curriculum is critical in today’s society as 2SLGBTQ+ people and the issues impacting their daily lives have gained more attention. However,...

Clarifying the confusion about the recent Brown and Sullivan decisions

7 Jul 2022

“This is not a drunkenness case” is how the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) opens the second paragraph of the recent R v Brown decision. Despite this explicit instruction, some news media and viral...

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