Author Archives: Anita Szigeti

INTRODUCING WICCD: WOMEN IN CANADIAN CRIMINAL DEFENCE (Pronounced: Wicked) WICCD is Canada’s first national advocacy organization solely for women—those who identify as female or as gender non-conforming—working in criminal defence. WICCD is a national umbrella organization that brings together women … Continue reading →

Women tend to just take a lot of stuff hurled at us, without responding, because when we do, we’re again called aggressive and rude or whatever other dismissive, sexist stuff we’ve become accustomed to taking. And there are certainly situations … Continue reading →

During Covid, the psychiatric survivor advocacy movement lost many of its titans. Paula Caplan, Bonnie Burstow, Graeme Bacque, the great Don Weitz and the incomparable Darby Penney. I was so fortunate to learn from and work with Darby over the … Continue reading →

WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A WAIT-LIST FOR CRIMINAL APPELLATE DEFENCE COUNSEL AND JUNIOR LAWYERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DOING APPEALS THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH ADVOCACY EVENT LAMDA & CLOC HAVE CO-HOSTED IN 2021 WE FOCUSED ON ZOOM ADVOCACY – … Continue reading →

I really recommend picking up this little gem of a book for the holidays – it is helpful to us all. It’s entitled “It burned me all down” – you can read it in about two hours, cover to cover. … Continue reading →

Very kind of the inimitable Maya Shukairy to interview me for this Profile on August 3, 2021. I had a lot to say. I first spoke to Maya about this Profile in early August of 2021. A lot has happened … Continue reading →

On October 13, 2021, my associate Maya Kotob, Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer Chambers and I reflected on more than 20 years of working together on Inquests in relation to the death of people in crisis killed by … Continue reading →

As 2021, another difficult COVID-19 year, slowly grinds to a halt, I decided to do a little inventory of what I got up to this year, including what my law firm Anita Szigeti Advocates (ASA) and the volunteer lawyer organization … Continue reading →

On December 9, 2021, the Executive Summary and Recommendations of the Consultation Committee (regarding the proposal to create a new independent Commission to review Wrongful Convictions) were released by: The Honourable Harry S LaForme Lead, Criminal Cases Review Consultations You … Continue reading →

This is Part III – the final installment, at least for now, in my series about the status of Women in the Criminal Defence bar. The Obligatory Disclaimer Nothing in these blog posts expresses the views of any organization within … Continue reading →