Author Archives: Anita Szigeti

Honoured to be included in this RODA / OBA Program to discuss mental health and the law with Orlando Da Silva, LSM coming up on November 28.  For $70, there are a LOT of CPD hours – including EDI packed … Continue reading →

The officer who asked for a publication pan and to have his identity suppressed during the Inquest into Beau Baker’s shooting death in Kitchener has lost his application for anonymity.  I was fortunate to be able to intervene in this … Continue reading →

Apropos of nothing, a PSA of sorts to brighten the day of my cherished colleagues for the essentially thankless work they do without fear or hesitation. – A big shout-out to my mental health defence lawyer friends for the dedication, … Continue reading →

Everyone must read this innovative and wonderful book by criminologist Jamie Livingston http://www.blurb.ca/b/8613919 http://www.blurb.ca/books/8613919-dear-sam

Honoured & Privileged to have been part of this prestigious panel at a very inclusive and progressive event whose attendees and speakers were provocative in productive ways – that’s all the ‘p’s I can pack into this sentence. I also … Continue reading →

Very proud to be part of this innovative and comprehensive event hosted by the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice this fall. https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/training-programs/2018-annual-conference/ You can review my blog post in English and in French at these links: https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/2018/10/02/stigma-and-social-exclusion https://ciaj-icaj.ca/fr/2018/10/02/la-stigmatisation-et-lexclusion-sociale/ … Continue reading →

Those who pre-ordered our book should have your copy now or it will arrive this week. If you order it now, you should have it in a couple of days! the 2019 Edition is hot off the presses. It has … Continue reading →