Marie Corbett Discusses Sexual Assault Trials on TVO’s 'The Agenda'
On October 27, 2016, Marie Corbett  was featured on The Agenda  on TVO Today , where she examined how the criminal justice system handles...
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Marie Corbett has been called upon for speaking engagements and to weigh in on politics, as well as in recognition of various awards and she been featured in the press on numerous occasions to discuss her novels.
Marie Corbett has been vocal about the need for legal reforms to better protect victims of sexual assault. She has highlighted how the laws enforced today were historically created without women's input, leading to a legal culture that often undermines female victims in sexual assault cases. Corbett has pointed out the challenges faced by women in the legal system, such as the adversarial nature of cross-examination and the stigma that sex workers face in court. She advocates for giving victims more rights and legal advice to navigate the justice system more effectively.
WOMEN'S LAW REFORM
1973, January 5th, Globe and Mail, Mary Kate Rowan, M.C. Corbett, Esq. unmasked ; women join Empire Club
1973, January 6th, Globe and Mail, Have some Madeira , my dear
1973, Globe and Mail, Kathleen Rex, Ontario’s status council unhappy with pace of property law reform
1973, January 4th, Toronto Star, Mary Kate Rowan, M.C. Corbett Esq. drops clever guise at the Empire Club
1973, January 5th, Toronto Star, First female in empire club urges women to speak out
1973-5, January 24th, Barrie Banner, Donna Douglas, Women should make own choice
1973, January 29th, Globe and Mail, Kathleen Rex, Female lawyer cites case study: Women’s conference told law firms biased
1973, January 29th, Vancouver Sun, Law firms admit discrimination
1973, September 27th, Toronto Globe, Kathleen Rex, Laura Sabia will ‘kick shins’ in new Ontario advisory job
1973, Ottawa Citizen Updated, Sarah Henry, Property rights : Women are told it’s up to them
1974, January 18th, Globe and Mail, Kathleen Rex, Law Student lost job for wearing pant suit, women’s council told
1974, February 21, Toronto Sun, Joan Sutton, Women Demand law reform
1974, February 25th, Gazette, Lawyers argument: women penalized for being married?
1974, March 5th, Windsor Star, Women’s Council attacks banks in battle for equal rights
1974, March 15th, Windsor Ontarion, Tony Wanless, Image of Presentation by Marie Corbett to the members of the Ontario Status of Women Council and audience
1974, August 14th, Globe and Mail, Couple’s choice to share or not in proposed law
1974, November, Toronto, Gretchin White, The new business of marriage
1974, October 15th, London Free Press, Lawyer complains to OMB that city won’t provide papers
1975, March 4th, The Windsor Star, Susan Van Kuren, Old image of OMB fading
1975, May 19th, Toronto Star, Woman lawyer, 31, on her way to the top
1980, July 26th, Toronto Star, Young achievers well pleased with progress
1981, April 10th, Globe and Mail, 3 named to panel on Cayuga waste site
1982, May 1st, Toronto Star, Stasia Evasuk, Panel to help women understand pensions
1982, May , Ad Valorem, New chapter could open a pandora’s box of pension issues
Hamilton Spectator, Linda Jacobs, Women urged to fight for pension reform
1983, July 6th, Globe and Mail, Panel appointed to advise Norton
1986, October 1st, Evening Telegram, Newfoundlander installed as federal judge
1993, April 30th, Lawyers Weekly, Stamp honours woman judge
1993, May 10th, Toronto Sun, Licia Corbella, Family first for judge
1994, October 20th, Daily Life, Shirley Lessard, Elderly women poorest in society
CIVIL CASES
1982, January/February, Benefits Canada, Marie Corbett, How Saskatchewan’s pension legislation affects the rest of us
1983, July 6th, The Globe, Panel appointed to advise Norton
1984, April, Benefits Canada, Another plea for uniformity
1984, May, Pensions and Benefits, Same pension laws cross-Canada demanded
1988, March 5, Globe and Mail, Thomas Claridge, Judge cites falling IQ of four-year-old boy in awarding custody
1987, November 26, Globe and Mail, Acquittal of two hospitals on waste charges is upheld
1987, Toronto Star, Wendy Darroch, Father loses custody after being convicted of whipping children
1989, September 13, Globe and Mail, Bud Jorgensen, Ontario’s homegrown securities imbroglio
1990, February, Toronto Life, David Olive, The Eviction
1990, June 5th, Globe and Mail, Judge awards rent rebates to 57 tenants
1990, September 14, The Lawyers Weekly, Cristin Schmitz, Mum hates dad, but it’s no reason to end her custody
1991, September 13, Globe and Mail,Thomas Claridge, Judge backs Subway Elvis
circa 1991, Jane Gadd, Subway Elvis bursts into courtroom song
Case went to Supreme Court of Canada and was upheld
1993, February 22 – 28, Law Times, Jim Middlemiss, Action Alleging Sexual Abuse in Hollad can be Filed in Ont.
1993, March, The Lawyers Weekly, Cristin Schmitz, Judge slashes $27,000 from firm’s bill for family law work
1993, March 23rd, Toronto Star, Woman wins fight to slash divorce bill
1993, April 30, Lawyers Weekly, Stamp honours woman judge Helen Kinnear
1993, December 20 – 26, Judgment day
1994, February 10, Globe and Mail, Thomas Claridge, Man wins suit over back pain from car crash
1994, February 25, The Lawyers Weekly, Tom Onyshko, Labourer, 39, is awarded $60,000 for back injuries in first threshold case since Ont. C.A.trilogy
1994, June 3, The Lawyers Weekly, Monique Conrad, Daughter was previously abused by 12 others, Ont. dad is only partly liable for sex assault award
1996, February 9, Globe and Mail, Thomas Claridge, Judges accept welfare cuts by Tories
1996, March 29th, Lawyers Weekly, Jordan Furlong, Estate executors who are lawyers not held to higher standards : judge
1997, April 4th, Lawyers Weekly, Elizabeth Raymer, Specific performance no longer an automatic real estate remedy : judge
1997, April 4th, Lawyers Weekly, Cristin Schmitz, Courts can overrule final divorce settlements
1997, May 1, Globe and Mail, Thomas Claridge, Court upholds doctor’s dismissal
1998, November 27th, Lawyers Weekly, Bill Rogers, Independent spoliation tort rejected by Div. Ct.
CRIMINAL CASES
1987, December 2nd, Globe and Mail, Thomas Claridge, Couple found guilty of abusing infant girl
1987, Toronto Star, Wendy Darroch, Father loses custody after being convicted of whipping children
1988, February 13th, Toronto Star, Wendy Darroch, Parents jailed for beating newborn
1988, May , Toronto Star, Man made daughter, 9, sexual slave judge says
1988, July/August, The magazine of Toronto, Phillip Martin, Child abuse on trial
1988, Sept 14th, Globe and Mail, Donn Downey, Man is jailed for sexual assault
1989, July 19th, Toronto Sun, Tony Poland, Woman jailed in sister’s abuse
1989, July 19th, Globe and Mail, Jack Nagler, Woman gets prison term for abuse of younger sister
1989, July , Toronto Star, Wendy Darroch, Judge ‘reluctantly’ jails woman who was forced to assault sister
1989, December 31st, Miami Herald, Hockey Report
1990, April 24th, Toronto Star, Wendy Darroch, Consider castration for rapist, court told
1990, April 26th, Toronto Star, ‘Vicious’ attack brings 7-year term
1990, April 26th, Toronto Sun, Thug jailed in ‘vicious’ sex attack
1990, May 31st, Toronto Sun, Tony Poland, Rapist gone for good: likely to cause ‘evil’; judge
1991, May 14th, Toronto Sun, Tracey Nesdoly, Life for killing pal : Judge slams frightening use of firearms’ in Metro
1991, May 29th, Globe and Mail, Probation ordered for man after woman partly blinded
1991, June 26th, Globe and Mail, Jumped bail, sentenced to 8 years
1991, June 26th, Toronto Star, Gary Oakes, Fugitive driver gets 8-year term in fatal crash
1991, July 23rd, Globe and Mail, Gay Abbate & Mary Gooderham, Injured 3, driver given 2 and 1/2 – year term ; judge metes out tough sentence
1991, July 23rd, Toronto Star, Gary Oakes, First-time drunk driver jailed in crash
1991, July 25th, Toronto Star, Gary Oakes, ‘Absurd’ sentencing law needs fixing, judge says
1992, February 22nd, Toronto Star, Gary Oakes, Teen not guilty of murder in Scarborough man’s death
1992, May 20th, Toronto Star, Wendy Darroch, ‘Never forget me’ victim yells to rapist
1992, May 21st, Toronto Sun, Tracy Nesdoly, Sentence suspended in slashing
1992, May 22nd, Globe and Mail, Thomas Claridge, Chilean’s murder conviction overturned
1992, May 23rd, Toronto Sun, Bill Dunphy & Sam Pazzano, Hypnosis expert’s on the run
1992, June 22nd, Globe and Mail, G. Derrik Elkin, Youth, crime and the Fagin factor
1992, June 23rd, Toronto Star, Apartment ‘flip’ trial could drag on for years
1992, July 29th, Thomas Claridge, Anal intercourse provision ruled rights breached
1992, September 9th, Toronto Sun, Tracy Nesdoly, Grandpa jailed for sex with children
1992, October 31st, Toronto Star, Man, 29, gets life for fatally stabbing neighbour
1992, October, Canadian Lawyer, Michael Lewis, Jury System on Trial
1992, November 28th, Globe and Mail, Acquittal in shooting spurs attack
1993, April, Playboy, Forum Newsfront, What’s happening in the sexual and social arenas
1993, May 22nd, Toronto Star, John Duncanson, Jailed man cleared as noted psychologist has license revoked
1993, May 22nd, Toronto Sun, Sam Pazzano, Murder suspect acquitted
1993, July 7th, Globe and Mail, Addict freed after waiting eight months in jail for trial
1993, September 24th, Toronto Star, Gary Oakes, Bail-jumper arrested in U.S. over 4-death crash on QEW
1994, May 6th, Lawyers Weekly, Cristin Schmidtz, Crown must justify need to keep informant’s identity secret : judge
1994, May 15th, Toronto Star, Tracey Tyler, Crowns warned over flimsy cases
1994, August 2nd, Globe and Mail, Craig McInnes, Trying to fight back in the courtroom
1994, August 24th, Toronto Sun, Tracy Nesdoly, Judge has faith in system : Justice is blind
1994, August 29th – September 4, Law Times, Howard Solomon, Publicatiuon ban prevented Bernardo case from reaching O.J Simpson proportions : Greenspan
1994, September 9th, Lawyers Weekly, Tom Onyshko, Panelists probe pros, cons of letting TV cover court proceedings : CBA seminars moot merits of cameras in courts
1994, September 29th, Toronto Sun, Sam Pazzano, Assault case flip
1995, April 28th, Toronto Star, Gretchen Drummie, Pusher guilty in teen death
1995, June 9th, Globe and Mail, Drug dealer gets four years in girlfriend’s cocaine death
1995, August 4th, Toronto Sun, Sam Pazzano, His Mom caught him : Abusive dad gets 2 years
1995, September 6th, Toronto Star, Bruce DeMara, Acquitted man to sue after four years in jail
1995, October 23rd – 29th, Law Times, Julius Melnitzer, Challenge for cause : Ontario Court of Appeal sidesteps issue
1995, December 9th, Toronto Star, Harold Levy, How a man was wrongly convicted of murder
1996, May 8th, Toronto Star, Gary Oakes, Man gets 7 years for ‘terrifying’ home invasion
1996, May 31st, Toronto Star, Gary Oakes,‘Unspeakable’ abuse of wife nets man five-year sentence
1996, May 31st, Toronto Sun, Gretchen Drummie, Sadist given 9 years in jail ; Tried to force wife into sex with dog
1996, August 19th, The Globe, Thomas Claridge, Judge strikes down law against being in car with gun
1997, January 28th, Toronto Sun, Sam Pazzano, Crackhead killer gets life
1997, May 21st, The Globe, Thomas Claridge, Appeal court clears jailed man of criminal negligence in death
1998, July 15th, Toronto Star, Theresa Ebden, Nurse released from jail to cheers
1998, July 15th, Toronto Sun, Dick Chapman, Applause for baby murder suspect
1998, July 16th, Toronto Sun, Gretchen Drummie, Doc guilty in attack
1998, July 17th, Toronto Sun, Dick Chapman, Press ban lifted on nurse’s bail
1998, November 26th, Toronto Sun, Sam Pazzano, Nanny killer pleads guilty
1998, November 26th, Toronto Star, Wendy Darroch, Man pleads guilty in nanny’s rape, murder
1999, March 28th, Law Times, Marie Corbett, The Ewanchuk debate : A retired judge responds
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