After nearly seven years of sharing Rehtaeh's story, I've decided to step back for a while to focus on trying to accept that the second half of my life will be lived without her. The last six and a half years have been unbelievably difficult on my well being and health. I need to spend
I've started a Vlog style means of sharing. This is the first of what I hope to be many video posts on my site. It seems much easier and I think it's a better way to share updates. I recently made a very hard decision. I need to step back from public speaking for a
One of Canada's most iconic journalists died yesterday. Christie Blatchford, 68, passed away following a short battle with cancer. I met Christie once while out walking my pug Ozzy. I've read a lot about how she loved dogs and there wasn't a dog in Toronto she didn't want to say hello too. At first I
Wishing you a happy, healthy New Year. Je vous souhaite une bonne et heureuse année. 祝您新年快乐，身体健康. Te deseo un feliz y saludable año nuevo. أتمنى لك سنة جديدة سعيدة وصحية. Óska þér gleðilegs, heilbrigðs árs. Желаю вам счастливого, здорового Нового года.
A day late but MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my friends and family. I wish you peace and joy and hope your day was filled with love. Christmas can be hard for some of us. We spent the day, like we always do now, keeping busy and travelling. I'm grateful to my family for being there
Here is an interview I did last Sunday on The Roy Green Show. The episode is regarding the CBC's investigation into school violence in Canada. Rehtaeh Parsons Father Glen Canning on School Violence You can listen to the Roy Green Show live on these stations: 900 CHML Hamilton, Global News Radio 640 Toronto, 980 CFPL
"It all started in Nova Scotia with a young girl named Rehtaeh Parsons." Darren Trafford spoke to CBC's Ontario Morning with Wei Chen about the ManUp program that he is helping to launch at Georgian College in Orillia. ManUp is usually a high school program and seeing it move into a college is a great
It's heartbreaking to know what Devan's family and friends are going through. Devan Selvey was a shy, quiet 14-year-old who, according to his sister, loved animals. He was stabbed Monday, in front of his mother, outside Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Hamilton's east end. He died in hospital. Police won't confirm whether bullying and
Glad I had the opportunity to be part of such an important book. For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity, is a newly released book by journalist Liz Plank. Between each chapter is a short essay about men with "interwoven identities that captures and reveals the urgency of a conversation about
Tonight I'll be sharing Rehtaeh’s story with Western University students as part of 'One Love.' One Love is an event during Western University’s Orientation Week that focuses on intersectional experiences of community members in order to emphasize the importance of one’s words and actions. The four main focuses of this event will be sexual violence prevention & consent, queer
