by Rob Cottingham | Mar 1, 2022 | LCWRC, Podcast, Speaking, Speechwriting
Pick up a collection of speeches or quotations from history, and chances are most of those voices belong to men. But it turns out the oratory of the past was a lot more female than many of its curators would have us think. One woman in particular, Dana Rubin, is working to change our understanding of public speaking history — and the role women have played in shaping it. And she’s my guest on this episode.
by Rob Cottingham | Jun 30, 2005 | Politics
If you’re even a little bit curious about how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can protect the equality of lesbians and gay men, I can’t encourage you strongly enough to go read this post on Section 15, the Charter’s equality provision.... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 17, 2005 | Politics
The Globe and Mail is reporting that federal marriage equality legisation will be put off until the fall, as the Liberals aren’t willing to keep Parliament operating long enough to pass it. “It very much is a priority,” Mr. Martin said as he emerged...
