From cabinet ministers to volunteers, dozens of women say sexual harassment and violence on Parliament Hill have gone unchecked for too long
Delegates have elected Mike Crawley—seemingly the choice of a certain contingent of younger Liberals—over Sheila Copps for the post of party president. If he does his job properly, you’ll never hear of him again.
Liberal party presidential candidate Mike Crawley’s war room is a hub of action; volunteers are assembling swag kits, making stickers, and entering data, all to ensure their candidate becomes the next president of the Liberal party of Canada.
Pat Martin tweeted a bad word. But refused to apologize. And claimed a kind of victory.
Sheila Copps, currently running to be president of the Liberal party, explains her plans for reform.
Sheila Copps stages a comeback, Glenn Beck hits a new low, and Britain’s Royal Rebel says ‘I do’
How tough is Justin Trudeau?
The NDP leader steps down temporarily to battle new cancer
Past and current MPs came out for the hanging of Jean Chrétien’s official portrait painted by artist Christan Nicholson. Below, Chrétien with the portrait.
Sylvia Bashevkin talks about her new book, women in politics and this government’s attitude toward women.
A few interesting reads from the weekend: Susan Delacourt looks at new research into the electability of women in Canada, Alice Funke adds her own analysis, and Linda Silver Dranoff reviews Canada’s Unfinished Democracy. From the latter.
Setting aside Sheila Copps’ rather interesting interpretation of sexism, NDP MP Niki Ashton talks about not being an old white dude on Parliament Hill.