My father was a closet alcoholic and suffered from depression. He was in and out of the psychiatric ward in the hospital. If my mother happened to go away to the city for a couple of days, we would be left alone with him. I remember many times being at home, alone on the farm with my sister, wondering... >Read More

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There's not much to life when you don't like people. I didn't value men and I thought women were boring - I didn't trust anyone. Becoming a career woman enabled me to find fulfilment outside of relationships. I joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a plain clothes officer in 1977, three years after women were first allowed in. I really...... >Read More

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Was there something you always wanted to be as a child? Some children want to be doctors, or firemen or teachers. I always wanted to be an actress. Growing up in New York, I dreamed of escape. I was the oldest of six children and the caretaker–my mother was often ill and slowly developed a drinking problem. My father... >Read More

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