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critics dismissed her as being competent enough to bring the party's traditional core vote back following an unprecedented disaster, but not possessing the leadership skills necessary to take the party any further than its own base; in the subsequent 2009 election, the party won just two additional seats. After a period of caucus infighting, she was forced to announce her resignation as party leader in
December 2010; notably, her (male) successor,
1258:, and thus a woman would have been elected premier of Prince Edward Island in 1993 regardless of which party won. Political analysts have debated, however, whether either woman could have won the election if the other party had been led by a man. Further, Callbeck's government proved unpopular, and she held power for just three years before she was forced to step down in favour of a new leader.
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unintentionally complicate the efforts of women to achieve higher office. For instance, while it is possible in the United States for voters to choose one party's candidate for president or governor and a different party's candidate for their congressional or state representative, Canadians vote only for their local representative, and not directly for their premier or prime minister.
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of the leadership campaigns, further, both became leader late in the final year of the government's mandate, just weeks before a mandatory election. As a result, both were left with very little time to demonstrate that their administrations could offer any sort of fundamental change, and thus remained vulnerable to the negative perceptions that voters held of their predecessors.
942:, however, the territory went from just two female MLAs before the election, ranking dead last in all of Canada for female representation in the legislature, to electing nine women, reaching virtual gender parity in the 19-seat legislature and immediately vaulting to the highest percentage of female representation in all of Canada. On July 27, 2021, following the resignation of
1520:, for instance, has commented on the uneasy relationship between leadership and gender: "I was called arrogant, aggressive and lacking compassion," she stated in 1997, "I don't have a typically female pattern of speech. I'm open and assertive. In men, those traits are perceived as leadership material. In a woman, they are denigrated". Similarly,
1634:, she spoke of the need for parliamentarians to make the political environment more family friendly, stating that "I hope we can make the world a place where women and new parents do not have to choose between their careers and their families...It is important for society to make it easier, not harder, to achieve work-life balance."
50:. Although female representation in politics has increased since then, and political parties have identified increasing the number of female candidates as an organizational and political goal, women are still significantly underrepresented in politics compared to the general population. Canada has had one woman Prime Minister,
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substitute for creating a substantive policy platform. Campbell and
Johnston, for instance, both inherited the leadership of scandal-plagued and unpopular incumbent parties which were considered unlikely to win the next election even before each woman assumed the party's leadership. Due to the timing
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In the 1990s, parties led by women often fared particularly poorly in election campaigns, sometimes even losing elections their parties had seemed poised to win. This gave rise to extensive discussion of the double standards that the public applies to women in leadership roles; some commentators have
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As of 2023, the most common path for a woman to becoming premier or prime minister has been to win the leadership of the party that was already in power, thus immediately becoming the first minister without a general election. Women who attained a leadership position in this manner have, however, had
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This dearth of women in political leadership may, in some ways, be attributable to women's general exclusion from important cabinet positions that are seen as stepping stones to leadership. Women were largely excluded from
Canadian cabinets until the 1970s. Only in rare instances do women comprise a
103:, as premier, and chose women for four of the six cabinet roles. After one of the 10 male MLAs resigned his seat in 2021, the resulting by-election was won by a woman, making the Northwest Territories the first jurisdiction in Canadian history to have an outright majority of its legislators be women.
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In addition to the underrepresentation of women in politics overall, younger women are typically even more underrepresented. While younger men are quite regularly elected to political office at all levels of government, women under the age of 40 holding office at the provincial or federal levels are
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Carole James had the most dramatic success of any woman leader in reviving a party in crisis, taking the
British Columbia NDP from its dramatic defeat in the 2001 election β when it won just two seats and didn't even qualify for official party status β to 33 seats in the 2005 election. However, some
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manages to go home for dinner with his kids every night, or most nights when he's in the country, and he has breakfast with them in the morning, and he's a pretty busy guy. He does a pretty good job. Every family has their own circumstances and makes its own decisions. I've talked about this with my
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In the 2017 Nunavut election six women were elected, vaulting the territory to 27 per cent female representation in the legislature and marking the first time in the territory's history that it ranked higher than last or second-last for female representation among Canada's provinces and territories.
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received extraordinary publicity that focused on her beauty rather than any element of her capacity to represent her constituency or work as an MP. Also, former NDP leader Alexa McDonough was sometimes judged for wearing the same dress on multiple occasions, with magazines featuring headlines such
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One barrier to women's participation in municipal politics that has been commonly identified is that while a few of Canada's largest cities pay their councilors enough that city council can be a person's sole full-time job, most smaller cities pay their councilors only a modest salary that may not
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I've learned some lessons in my time in politics, and I learned women don't come to the political arena easily. Generally speaking, women have a lot of uncertainty about whether or not they have the kind of skills that will not only give them success, but staying power. It is seen as a blood sport
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in the United States, prime ministers and provincial premiers in Canada are not independently elected by the general electorate; instead, the position goes automatically to the leader of the largest party caucus in the legislature. This creates a significantly different campaign dynamic, which may
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As of 2023, seven of Canada's ten provinces have had a female premier, but only
British Columbia and Alberta have had more than one. All three of Canada's territories have had at least one female premier each. As of November 2023, the female premiers are Caroline Cochrane, who was selected as
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Women achieved a significant breakthrough in the early 2010s, when a number of women won the leadership of the governing political parties in their respective provinces within a short time of each other. Several journalists christened 2011 as "The Year of the Woman" because of the breakthrough; by
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has also suggested that new opportunities have been opened for women due to recent changes in
Canadian political culture. According to Smith, the fact that most governments in Canada have now instituted fixed election dates helps women, who still generally hold more responsibility for the care of
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Because male and female politicians are judged according to disparate standards, Bashevkin has suggested that many women may be discouraged from entering politics in the first place. She writes, "Efforts to recruit more female candidates often fall short once the individuals being wooed start to
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and you have to get the elbows up and there are many women who don't want to participate in that way. (Women) never think they know enough to be a candidate. They think they have to have the answer for everything, where the male candidates are much more confident and are more prepared to wing it.
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Political parties which take a strictly hands-off approach typically find themselves unable to put forward a slate of candidates that is more than 20 to 25 per cent female β but parties which implement more active strategies often risk being criticized as "anti-democratic" if their programs too
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Among younger women, the fact that family tasks such as child care are still not always divided equitably between fathers and mothers has been identified as an issue; a woman with young children will often have more difficulty finding the time to add a political career to her schedule than her
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even significantly exceed minimum wage, regardless of how many hours they work β making the council effectively a full-time job for only part-time pay, and thus largely restricting the role to people who have the time and resources to balance their council work with another source of income.
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became leaders of provincial parties which had already been largely wiped off the electoral map. According to political scientist Linda
Trimble, this made the leadership of these parties a "flawed prize" which a male politician would be seen as weak for even wanting β and then those women who
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I can't tell you the number of women who say, I don't know if I have a thick-enough skin, or I don't know if I have what it takes. And I look at them and think: Okay, you told me you have three children. You started your own business. You now employ 73 people. And you tell me you don't have a
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Smith is premier; Anglade, Beck, Notley, Stefanson and Stiles are the Leader of the
Official Opposition in their provinces; White, Furstenau and Chender lead third parties; and MassΓ© is co-leader of a third party that maintains a tradition of always having both a male and a female co-leader.
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Criticism of female politicians in Canada has often occurred in terms of aesthetic assessment that has worked to connect ideas about a politician's beauty to their political and leadership abilities. Clothing, hairstyles and overall appearance have all been subject to scrutiny. For example,
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Political parties at both the federal and provincial levels have often faced difficulty in boosting the number of women prepared to stand as election candidates. This may be in part because women may be reluctant to run for parliament because of the adversity and combative nature of work.
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The FCM has set the goal of increasing the number of women in municipal government to at least 30 per cent by 2026, and has identified a number of strategies to do so, including mentoring programs, active recruitment of women to serve on municipal boards and committees, and implementing
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Pat Duncan, meanwhile, won the 2000 Yukon election against parties led by men, but her government lasted just two years before it was reduced to a minority when three
Liberal MLAs resigned from the caucus β and in the resulting 2002 election, her party was nearly wiped out.
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September 2012, in fact, fully half of all
Canadian provinces had female premiers. By early 2014, however, two of the premiers had resigned amid controversy, which some analysts attributed in part to gender issues. According to political scientist Brenda O'Neill of the
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especially rare. This dichotomy has been attributed to a variety of factors, including women being reluctant to take on the responsibilities of a career in politics until their children are older, as well as the belief that younger women are especially likely to face
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noted, for instance, that when a party led by a woman loses an election, much greater blame is placed on the leader herself β or even on the entire concept of women as leaders β than when a man leads his party to defeat. Prior to the 21st century only one woman,
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actually achieved a measure of success in reviving the parties often became vulnerable to internal leadership challenges once their work had returned the party to real contention for power, and renewed desirability as a prize for male politicians to pursue.
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in 1917, albeit in a limited capacity: the franchise was only extended to those who were in active military service or related to a man who was. This was followed by full suffrage in 1918, and the right to stand for election to the House of Commons in 1919.
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2273:β a position which is hired, not elected β in Canada. However, they still lagged significantly behind men as elected municipal councilors and mayors, representing just 23 per cent of all elected municipal officials. Only in Canada's three territories,
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think about what happened to the few courageous pioneers who preceded them." This might explain the general decrease of female representation in Canadian government in recent yearsβfor instance, a major federal party has not had a female leader since
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Conversely, the federal New Democratic Party requires its riding associations to make at least a good faith attempt to ensure that women or minority candidates are on the ballot whenever a nomination contest is held, but does not set a quota per se.
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nominate a woman in the resulting by-election or general election, in order to ensure that the party is placing women in "winnable" seats β however, this strategy faced criticism from some potential candidates who felt that the policy constituted
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holds the record for the most female candidates in a single election, with 582 women running for office that year. In terms of women elected to the House of Commons, the 2021 election also holds the record, with 103 successful female candidates.
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in 2022, has noted that she faced not just indifference, but active discouragement, from both men and women β based around the notion that at age 35, she was too young and hadn't earned the right to get into politics β when she first ran for
153:. Macphail was the only one successful in winning a seat, and she became the first woman to be elected into the House of Commons. Macphail was re-elected in the next four elections, and was the only woman in the House of Commons until the
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in Alberta β have become premier of a province or territory by leading their party to victory in a general election in which they were not already the incumbent premier: Duncan was elected in 2000, Marois in 2012, and Notley in 2015.
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distracted her from conducting a proper campaign in the 1993 election. He did not, however, elaborate on how Campbell's personal life constituted a greater distraction to her political career than his own family life with his wife
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As of 2010, Canada ranked 50th in the world for women's participation in politics, with women holding just 23 per cent of the seats in federal, provincial and territorial legislatures. At the federal level, Canada was tied with
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Women in politics still sometimes face a double standard, with their personal lives subject to greater scrutiny than those of men in equivalent positions. In what some commentators have characterized as an example of sexism,
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husband does, and may in fact end up being even worse off financially as a councilor's salary may not actually be enough to cover the cost of paid childcare. Even older women are not immune to this issue, however; in 2010,
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No woman premier has ever won two successive general elections, however; as of 2023, every woman premier who has won one election has either lost, or resigned the office in advance of, her second election at the helm.
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I found it was very paternalistic. From men and women, I kept hearing that I was too young and that it wasn't my turn. I was told I should wait until I was older, even though there were male councillors younger than
665:, in the same election. MacAdams was elected to a special temporary seat allotted to soldiers and nurses serving in World War I. McKinney and MacAdams were the first two women elected in the British Commonwealth.
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1021:, "I think there still is a double standard that's applied to women versus men in terms of how they lead, the degree of support they are given and the degree to which is extended to them when they make mistakes."
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a mixed record of success or failure in their first general elections as leader; Campbell and Johnston both failed to win reelection, while several other women (including Callbeck) succeeded. Only three women β
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was asked by several journalists to explain how she could properly do her job as provincial Minister of Education while simultaneously raising a newborn child; her then-husband, Liberal Party strategist
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thick-enough skin and you don't think you have what it takes? Look in a mirror. Why is it that some people who are so capable and so accomplished somehow still don't think they have what it takes?"
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in the House of Commons, an excessive focus on women parliamentarians' appearance rather than their ideas and skills, and the need to take advantage of modern communications technologies, such as
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Furthermore, many desirable leadership qualities are commonly associated with masculinity. As a result, a female politician who displays these qualities may be seen as off-putting and unfeminine.
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1596:, whose board consists of several prominent female politicians, works to assist women in running for public office through education, advocacy and professional networking. When former federal MP
88:, of coming the closest that a governing party caucus has ever come to attaining gender balance β the party's caucus had 25 women and 28 men, representing a caucus that was 47 per cent female.
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gave birth to a child in 1988, and was dismissed by another MLA as "a high-priced babysitter" when she set up a playpen in her office and took time out from a committee meeting to breastfeed.
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The Northwest Territories and Nunavut often have the smallest percentages of female members of any legislature in Canada; however, women's representation made significant breakthroughs in the
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in Prince Edward Island, had ever won election to a first ministership in Canada β notably, she led her party into an election where the main opposition party was also led by a woman,
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children and aging or ailing parents than most men do, to plan more easily toward a goal of running for political office; and the fact that most political parties have now moved to a
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was given an award by Equal Voice for her role in advancing women's participation in politics, in her speech she identified some of what she saw as the barriers, including a lack of
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was the first woman to win the leadership of a party with seats in the House of Commons. Louise Blanchard (Acadian party) was the first woman chief of a provincial party in Canada.
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in 1974. Since then, all ten provinces have had female lieutenant governors, and all three territories have had female commissioners. The first female territorial commissioner was
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significant proportion of Canadian cabinets, as in the case of then-Ontario Premier Bob Rae's first cabinet in 1990, in which 11 of 26 ministers were women. As of July 2013, the
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of a legislature β although Smith had also previously served a short stint as Acting Speaker, and was similarly the first woman in both Canada and the British Empire to do so.
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was elected in a 1941 Edmonton by-election to succeed her late husband. On March 13, 1944, Casselman became the first woman ever to preside over the House of Commons as acting
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4325:"Making a Difference When the Doors Are Open: Women in the Ontario NDP Cabinet 1990-1995" In Opening Doors Wider: Women's Political Engagement in Canada (Ed. Sylvia Bashevkin)
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Both Copps and Campbell wrote in their autobiographies that their romantic and family lives were excessively scrutinized by colleagues and journalists. In the 2006 book
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became the first woman in Canadian history to give birth to a child while serving as a provincial cabinet minister. She was followed in 2001 by Christy Clark. In 1987,
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despite having more than a 10 per cent lead in the polls when the election was called. McLeod was criticized for a perceived tendency toward weak leadership and
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was appointed as the first woman to sit in the Senate. In 1955, Wilson achieved another first, becoming the first woman to become Deputy Speaker of the Senate.
4809:"Crafting a Public Image: Women MPs and the Dynamics of Media Coverage." In Opening Doors Wider: Women's Political Engagement in Canada (Ed. Sylvia Bashevkin)
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has asserted that one of the biggest barriers to women's greater participation in politics is their own fear of stepping into the public spotlight:
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how she planned to balance her role as a mother with the responsibilities of serving as provincial premier if she won β to which Clark responded:
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in 1917, becoming the first woman ever elected to any municipal office in Canada. However, women had previously served as school trustees.
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Although women gained the right to stand for election to the House of Commons in 1918, women did not have the right to be appointed to the
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have been accused of harshness and stridence, with Copps receiving the epithets of "baby", "slut" and "bitch" in Parliamentary discourse.
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system, in which they were selected by their colleagues in the legislative assembly rather than by leading a political party to victory.
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in 1917 to represent the electoral district of Claresholm. McKinney's victory was certified prior to the election of another woman,
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achieved gender parity in their elected caucus, but only by virtue of electing just two Members of Parliament nationwide and losing
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that women in politics have to be tougher, stronger and harder-working than men to reach the same level of achievement, and
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shifting in the wind, and the party's popular support dropped almost 20 percentage points in the space of just 40 days.
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ploy in times of crisis β in some cases, parties have been accused of relying on the "novelty" of a female leader as a
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for two days in 1958 while the PM was out of the country on a state visit, the first woman ever to be given that duty.
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that she was only able to serve on city council because as a retired teacher she was able to support herself on her
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of their parties during leadership campaigns; however, Grey was considered only an acting Leader of the Opposition.
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The accidental symbol: How Martha Hall Findlay became synonymous with 'women in politics'βdespite her best efforts.
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in January by winning the leadership of the governing party; she calls the
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636:β are the only people in the history of the Senate to be given this honor.
498:, who succeeded McLaughlin as leader of the New Democratic Party in 1995;
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Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy
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Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy
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Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy
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Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy
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Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy
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Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy
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were decimated in 1993, both failing to reach official party status, and
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Give Your Other Vote to the Sister: A Woman's Journey into the Great War
4159:"Ellen Louks Fairclough: Canada's First Female Federal Cabinet Minister"
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Interim Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly β
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Canada is a constitutional monarchy whose head of state, currently King
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services, to facilitate the participation of women with young children.
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Belinda Stronach's run against Stephen Harper for the leadership of the
602:. She held the role until 1997. Two more women have since had the role:
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for seven months in 1991 after she won the leadership of the governing
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may serve as a case-study: as Bashevkin observes, the media mentioned
576:(commonly known as the Persons Case) was decided. The following year,
4580:"Why do Canadaβs women premiers seem to only get one term in office?"
4203:"Flora MacDonald, first female External Affairs minister, dies at 89"
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Leader of a political party with representation in the legislature β
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Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly β Mary Ellen Smith β 1928
168:, Macphail was defeated and Black did not stand as a candidate, but
2391:, who perform the ceremonial functions of the head of state in the
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2500:, becoming the first woman ever to stand in a provincial election.
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The first woman elected to a provincial legislature in Canada was
5239:"Belinda Stronachβs prescription for getting women into politics"
4696:"Premier or not, Clark sets the boundaries for her personal life"
4383:"Wilson, Honourable Cairine Reay Mackay National Historic Person"
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In 1920, Violet Barss became the first woman ever appointed as a
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winning the leadership of the governing Progressive Conservatives
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first heads of state and government in Muslim-majority countries
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Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly β
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became the first woman elected mayor of a major Canadian city.
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are typically more willing to vote for women leaders than the "
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elections, the top ranking was consistently held by either the
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was elected to the House in a by-election the following year.
5284:. Calgary: Famous Five Foundation. p. 40. Archived from
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than for her actual accomplishments in politics or business.
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Fairclough became, in 1957, the first woman appointed to the
3989:"Young MLAs, many of them female, will soon rule in Alberta"
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Candidate for the Legislative Assembly β Hilda Ramsay β 1951
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in early 2009 found that women outnumbered men as municipal
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had to briefly step away from the chair and deputy speaker
5172:"B.C. NDP to choose candidates through affirmative action"
4454:"The Liberal Team | Senators | Honourable Joyce Fairbairn"
3968:"Kim Campbell becomes Canada's first woman prime minister"
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method of selecting leaders, has helped women because the
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Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures
4845:"Women leaders have to be tougher and stronger than men".
3168:
Interim leader of a political party in the legislature β
1310:. Several women leaders of provincial parties, including
649:
Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures
279:
in 1979, MacDonald was appointed by him the first female
5321:"Province urges women to run in fall municipal election"
4601:"The Year of the Woman (in provincial politics, anyway)"
4093:"Women's Suffrage in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia"
3534:- 1950 - first woman elected speaker in the Commonwealth
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as the only woman elected as a school trustee in Canada.
1043:, have been territorial premiers through a non-partisan
653:
The first woman elected to a provincial legislature was
5302:
FCM Municipal Statistics: Male-Female Gender Statistics
4564:"Push to get women into territorial politics a success"
4178:"Conservative trailblazer Flora MacDonald dies aged 89"
4008:"Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet"
199:
was elected that year. Strum, in turn, was defeated in
4617:"Did sexism play a role in Alison Redfordβs downfall?"
4529:"A Few Good Women: The Gender Problem in NWT Politics"
3175:
Interim Leader of the Opposition in the legislature β
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Other prominent women mayors in Canada have included:
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MLA in Nova Scotia, has offered a similar assessment:
1264:
Campbell's Progressive Conservatives and McLaughlin's
5374:"Porter: Female breakthrough on Toronto city council"
3732:
Leader of the Official Opposition β Lynn Verge β 1995
2855:. She was national chief from July 2021 to June 2023.
329:. In the subsequent general election she was ousted.
4928:"Female representation in legislature inches upward"
4545:"Close race in western Nunavut hub triggers recount"
4312:. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 283.
4285:
Jane Arscott and Linda Trimble (December 20, 2002).
4118:"History is Made When a Woman Acts as House Speaker"
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becomes Canada's first woman mayor of a major city.
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led the New Democrats to a modest resurgence in the
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and their four children did to his. Similarly, when
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5392:"Trans candidate makes Canadian history in Ontario"
4886:"They called me sweetie β I was very uncomfortable"
4744:"Stronach calls personal attacks on her a disgrace"
4651:"Danielle Smith sworn in as Alberta's 19th premier"
4051:"Canada 50th in participation by women in politics"
1101:
2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership race
683:) and Smith were the first two women in the entire
5717:Speakers of national and territorial legislatures
3041:Leader of the Opposition β Sharon Carstairs β 1988
2688:1984 β Jeanne SauvΓ© becomes Canada's first female
723:, and therefore did not become government leader.
707:, who became the first leader of the newly formed
540:Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
5337:"Politics in Greater Sudbury lacks female voices"
4634:"Caroline Cochrane elected premier of the N.W.T."
2258:woman to be elected as a mayor in North America.
1146:. While sitting as a provincial MLA in Manitoba,
458:1976 Progressive Conservative leadership election
283:in Canadian history, and one of the first female
3757:Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
1422:" inside a political party's establishment are.
4868:"For female politicians, equality is hard work"
4161:. Electoral Insight. March 2003. Archived from
3729:Leader of a political party β Lynn Verge β 1995
2853:national chief of the Assembly of First Nations
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1379:
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360:nominated more women than the New Democrats in
267:, when 10 women were elected, and among those,
5124:. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. p.
5093:. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. p.
5062:. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. p.
5031:. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. p.
5000:. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. p.
4678:"Christy Clark and the Woman Politician Thing"
3527:Female Mayor β Stella Gummow, Peachland β 1944
2530:in BC becomes the first woman cabinet minister
1541:resigned her post as head of the NDP in 2003.
1068:2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
693:became the first woman in both Canada and the
5638:
5443:
3670:Premier reelected β Catherine Callbeck β 1993
1218:as "Alexa McDonough, Call your dry-cleaner."
8:
4725:"A Woman's Place is in the House of Commons"
4596:
4594:
4409:"Cairine Wilson | The Canadian Encyclopedia"
4087:
4085:
4083:
2970:Leader of the Opposition β Lyn McLeod β 1992
598:became the first female senator to be named
591:, who served in the role from 1972 to 1974.
534:Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist)
340:Of the major federal political parties, the
191:Nielsen and Casselman were both defeated in
121:List of women elected to Canadian Parliament
5738:Constituent and dependent territory leaders
5661:Lists of female holders of political office
5418:Still Counting β Women in Canadian Politics
5297:
5295:
5219:
5217:
3753:Premier reelected β Kathy Dunderdale β 2011
1617:2015 Northwest Territories general election
1099:When Clark announced her candidacy for the
940:2019 Northwest Territories general election
921:2019 Northwest Territories general election
97:2019 Northwest Territories general election
5645:
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3521:Cabinet minister β Mary Ellen Smith β 1921
3165:Cabinet minister β Brenda Robertson β 1970
2770:1993 Prince Edward Island general election
880:As of November 2023, seven women are
5786:National politics/government/legislatures
4783:"It's official: Conservatives are hotter"
4524:
4522:
4520:
4518:
4516:
3412:Premier reelected β Alison Redford β 2012
2733:. She is followed later the same year by
2537:becomes the first woman appointed to the
2453:Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
2431:The first female lieutenant governor was
1626:gave birth to her first child during the
410:Canada has had one woman Prime Minister,
296:Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
5743:First women holders of political offices
5607:List of female first ministers in Canada
5364:. Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
5255:
5253:
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4671:
4287:"Where have all the women leaders gone?"
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4278:
4276:
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4272:
2297:city councilor Evelyn Dutrisac told the
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1410:system, instead of the more traditional
972:in Canada. The first female premier was
725:
677:Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5882:Lieutenant governors and administrators
3959:
3573:Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
2787:becomes the first woman to run for the
2649:Secretary of State for External Affairs
2522:becomes the first woman elected to the
414:. She became Prime Minister before the
321:became the first woman to be appointed
281:Secretary of State for External Affairs
38:, while the first woman elected to the
18:Female candidates in Canadian elections
5667:Elected or appointed national leaders
4147:. Canada. March 25, 1981. p. P20.
3629:Interim leader of a political party β
3530:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly -
3364:Interim Leader of a political party -
3193:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly -
2758:Leader of the Government in the Senate
2577:becomes Canada's first federal female
600:Leader of the Government in the Senate
518:, who served as interim leader of the
502:, who served as interim leader of the
5423:Equal Voice: Electing Women in Canada
2883:Candidate for any electoral office β
2263:Federation of Canadian Municipalities
1555:British Columbia New Democratic Party
1503:2004 Conservative leadership election
1286:Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act
125:Women in the 44th Canadian Parliament
7:
4971:Hunter, Justine (December 6, 2010).
4510:, University of Calgary Press, 2007.
4480:"'Famous 5' named honorary senators"
4250:Dunham, Jackie (September 2, 2021).
3201:Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
2825:becomes the first woman to serve as
2727:British Columbia Social Credit Party
2634:Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
1103:, she was again asked by journalist
1053:Premier of the Northwest Territories
378:Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
5748:first governors and chief ministers
4746:. CTV. May 22, 2005. Archived from
3490:Interim Leader of the Opposition β
3273:Speaker of the National Assembly β
3090:Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
2548:becomes Canada's first woman mayor.
964:As of 2023, 14 women have been the
643:Provincial and territorial politics
4496:. The Conversation. March 3, 2021.
3882:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3834:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3781:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3614:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3512:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3481:Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
3443:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3326:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3156:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3073:Member of the Legislative Assembly
3001:Member of the Legislative Assembly
2383:, is represented in Canada by the
2361:In the 2014 municipal election in
1292:election ads depicted McLeod as a
1078:to be a first minister in Canada.
715:, led her party to victory in the
352:, and the 2008 election, when the
129:At the federal level, women first
25:
4176:Martin, Patrick (July 26, 2015).
3817:Senator - Ione Christensen - 1999
2729:, becoming Canada's first female
2375:List of female viceroys in Canada
1532:Encouraging women's participation
960:List of female premiers in Canada
325:when she was passed the torch by
84:attained the distinction, in the
76:attained the distinction, in the
4822:Fraser, Sylvia (February 2006).
4010:. Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
3933:
3919:
2866:gains its first female majority.
2668:Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
1630:. In her first statement to the
358:Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
5197:Duffy, Andrew (April 9, 2011).
4566:. Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
4460:. Liberal Party of Canada. 2005
4339:"Women Members of the Ministry"
4069:"Women in national parliaments"
3874:Federal Member of Parliament β
3843:Federal Member of Parliament β
3773:Federal Member of Parliament β
3718:Federal Member of Parliament β
3691:Member of the House of Assembly
3681:Member of the House of Assembly
3606:Federal Member of Parliament β
3540:Federal Member of Parliament -
3459:Federal Member of Parliament β
3339:Federal Member of Parliament β
3241:Federal Member of Parliament β
3232:Member of the National Assembly
3148:Federal Member of Parliament β
3082:Federal Member of Parliament β
3025:Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
3017:Federal Member of Parliament β
2898:Member of Provincial Parliament
2890:Federal Member of Parliament β
2858:2023 β With the appointment of
2766:Premier of Prince Edward Island
2660:Speaker of the House of Commons
2605:Speaker of the Senate of Canada
2513:Legislative Assembly of Alberta
1557:has used a strategy in which a
946:and the by-election victory of
841:Progressive Conservative Party
659:Legislative Assembly of Alberta
294:was appointed the first female
6102:Muslim women political leaders
6092:Council of Women World Leaders
4824:"The Belinda Stronach Defense"
4097:www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
3790:Leader of a political party β
3656:Leader of a political party β
3553:British Columbia Liberal Party
3547:Leader of a political party β
3466:Leader of a political party β
3393:Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
3378:Leader of a political party -
3217:Leader of a political party β
3182:Leader of a political party β
3127:Leader of a political party -
3099:Leader of a political party β
3034:Leader of a political party β
2946:Leader of a political party β
2927:Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
2840:becomes Canada's first female
2810:becomes Canada's first female
2802:becomes Canada's first female
2776:becomes Canada's first female
2756:becomes Canada's first female
2748:becomes Canada's first female
2647:becomes Canada's first female
2614:becomes Canada's first female
2437:Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
2305:Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
1592:The non-partisan organization
1482:, led the party to a slightly
1362:Hamilton, Ontario City Council
1306:, but lost seats again in the
892:in Newfoundland and Labrador,
888:in the Northwest Territories,
709:Progressive Conservative Party
180:, on an occasion when speaker
48:1921 Canadian federal election
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5902:Islamic Consultative Assembly
5671:heads of state and government
4482:. CBC News. October 10, 2009.
3537:Senator - Nancy Hodges - 1953
3257:Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
2267:chief administrative officers
1656:in Canada, in the village of
1531:
1208:Beauty and aesthetic critique
917:2017 Nunavut general election
681:1921 Alberta general election
522:following the resignation of
487:. All of the women served as
86:2015 Alberta general election
36:1917 Alberta general election
5473:List of vicereines in Canada
5281:200 Remarkable Alberta Women
4973:"Carole James standing down"
4632:John Last and Sidney Cohen,
4310:Women and Politics in Canada
4205:. Global News. July 26, 2015
2589:'s absence from the country.
2387:and in the provinces by the
2252:Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
1687:Provinces & Territories
1561:whose incumbent MLA retires
1353:Ontario New Democratic Party
520:Conservative Party of Canada
234:was the only woman elected.
82:Alberta New Democratic Party
5753:first members of parliament
5199:"More women, fewer chances"
4458:www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
4293:ExpressNews. Archived from
3565:Leader of the Opposition β
3266:Leader of the Opposition β
3120:Leader of the Opposition -
3106:Leader of the Opposition β
2725:wins the leadership of the
2498:Ontario provincial election
2488:runs as a candidate of the
2363:Esquimalt, British Columbia
978:Premier of British Columbia
214:, four women β Fairclough,
145:, Elizabeth Bethune Kiely,
78:2011 Yukon general election
6149:
6133:Canadian women in politics
5687:Ministers and secretaries
5681:deputy heads of government
5459:Women in Canadian politics
5177:November 10, 2012, at the
5118:Bashevkin, Sylvia (2009).
5087:Bashevkin, Sylvia (2009).
5056:Bashevkin, Sylvia (2009).
5025:Bashevkin, Sylvia (2009).
4994:Bashevkin, Sylvia (2009).
2524:House of Commons of Canada
2463:Timeline of notable events
2451:was both the first female
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1868:
1814:Newfoundland And Labrador
957:
828:United Conservative Party
646:
312:Governor-General of Canada
118:
74:Yukon New Democratic Party
40:House of Commons of Canada
6007:Heads of federal subjects
4908:February 6, 2008, at the
4805:Goodyear-Grant, Elizabeth
4414:The Canadian Encyclopedia
4308:MacIvor, Heather (1996).
4074:Inter-parliamentary Union
3675:Newfoundland and Labrador
3226:Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin
3021:(Rogers' daughter) β 1963
2851:becomes the first female
2793:Assembly of First Nations
2677:becomes the first female
2658:becomes the first female
2603:becomes the first female
2490:Canadian Socialist League
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1351:, a former leader of the
1337:told an interviewer from
1156:The Secret Mulroney Tapes
1055:on October 24, 2019, and
717:1978 territorial election
675:, who was elected to the
657:, who was elected to the
504:Progressive Conservatives
444:Several women, including
350:Progressive Conservatives
302:. In 1984 her leader, PM
157:, when she was joined by
63:Progressive Conservatives
5477:Parliament (Full lists:
5327:Edmonton, June 19, 2017.
4979:. Canada. Archived from
4436:"Speakers of the Senate"
3808:Leader of the Opposition
3637:Leader of the Opposition
2827:Leader of the Opposition
2812:Leader of the Opposition
2601:Muriel McQueen Fergusson
2324:Mississauga City Council
2261:A study released by the
1632:42nd Canadian Parliament
1490:than James had in 2009.
1373:Conversely, however, MP
1278:1995 provincial election
687:to hold cabinet posts.
589:Muriel McQueen Fergusson
485:Leader of the Opposition
348:, when it tied with the
323:Prime Minister of Canada
300:32nd Canadian Parliament
277:Prime Minister of Canada
256:; she was also named as
131:earned the right to vote
6107:Women Political Leaders
5278:Sanderson, Kay (1999).
4811:. Vancouver: UBC Press.
4327:. Vancouver: UBC Press.
3693:(post-Confederation) β
3608:Margaret Mary Macdonald
3268:Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
2864:Supreme Court of Canada
2823:CΓ©line Hervieux-Payette
2683:Supreme Court of Canada
1934:Anne Marie DeCicco-Best
948:Jane Weyallon Armstrong
695:Commonwealth of Nations
382:Labor-Progressive Party
287:anywhere in the world.
5892:Deputy chief ministers
5726:unicameral parliaments
5360:July 18, 2011, at the
5307:July 18, 2011, at the
5153:. Parliament of Canada
4933:June 15, 2009, at the
4363:. Parliament of Canada
4341:. Parliament of Canada
4323:Byrne, Leslie (2009).
3683:(pre-Confederation) β
3626:β Jean Canfield β 1972
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2666:becomes leader of the
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622:Henrietta Muir Edwards
239:Speech from the Throne
186:Joseph-Arthur Bradette
151:Harriet Dunlop Prenter
5676:deputy heads of state
5400:, September 28, 2011.
5151:"Women in Parliament"
4701:July 8, 2011, at the
4291:University of Alberta
3876:Nancy Karetak-Lindell
3828:Northwest Territories
3341:Cora Taylor Casselman
3236:Marie-Claire Kirkland
2911:Band councilor for a
2778:Deputy Prime Minister
2739:Northwest Territories
2583:Acting Prime Minister
2581:, and also serves as
2445:Commissioner of Yukon
2348:Montreal City Council
2332:Waterloo City Council
2283:Northwest Territories
2254:, becoming the first
2250:was elected mayor of
2119:Prince Edward Island
1841:Moira Leiper Ducharme
1570:against them as men.
1412:leadership convention
1274:Ontario Liberal Party
1194:In her autobiography
1074:became the first out
1033:Northwest Territories
1019:University of Calgary
970:province or territory
867:New Democratic Party
854:New Democratic Party
815:New Democratic Party
774:New Democratic Party
761:New Democratic Party
697:to be elected as the
585:Speaker of the Senate
573:Edwards v Canada (AG)
439:Deputy Prime Minister
416:1993 federal election
304:Pierre Elliot Trudeau
258:Acting Prime Minister
241:of the government of
174:Cora Taylor Casselman
67:official party status
6069:Lieutenant governors
5600:Provincial and local
5268:, December 21, 2015.
5187:, November 18, 2007.
4983:on December 9, 2010.
4855:Human Rights Tribune
4850:May 9, 2009, at the
4440:Parliament of Canada
4077:, February 28, 2010.
3970:. CBC. June 21, 2018
3845:Ethel Blondin-Andrew
3700:Cabinet ministers β
3591:Prince Edward Island
3582:Premier reelected β
2585:for two days during
2389:lieutenant governors
2340:Toronto City Council
1896:Toronto (East York)
1647:Calgary City Council
1493:Political scientist
1266:New Democratic Party
1045:consensus government
990:Prince Edward Island
405:New Democratic Party
342:New Democratic Party
93:consensus government
6128:Elections in Canada
6087:All-women shortlist
5770:Hereditary monarchs
5654:Women in government
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5247:, November 9, 2010.
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4686:, December 9, 2010.
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4607:, October 15, 2011.
4553:, October 31, 2017.
4535:, December 4, 2015.
3949:Women in government
3823:β Pat Duncan β 2000
3647:Lieutenant Governor
3473:Cabinet Minister β
3056:Premier of Manitoba
2872:Provincial/regional
2842:Minister of Finance
2638:1978 Yukon election
2623:Dorothea Crittenden
2616:Lieutenant Governor
2511:are elected to the
2179:Colette Roy-Laroche
1856:Elisapee Sheutiapik
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1375:Martha Hall Findlay
1339:Inter Press Service
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982:Social Credit Party
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5345:, August 20, 2010.
5244:The Globe and Mail
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3665:Catherine Callbeck
3549:Shirley McLoughlin
3426:Premier of Alberta
3416:Premier of Alberta
3403:Premier of Alberta
3115:Raynell Andreychuk
2984:Premier of Ontario
2849:RoseAnne Archibald
2800:Beverley McLachlin
2762:Catherine Callbeck
2393:Westminster system
2315:programs, such as
2149:Catherine Fournier
1968:Marianne Meed Ward
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1638:Municipal politics
1559:riding association
1551:affirmative action
1467:Shirley McLoughlin
1252:Catherine Callbeck
1223:Conservative Party
1061:Premier of Alberta
986:Catherine Callbeck
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4506:Debbie Marshall.
4297:on March 7, 2007.
4165:on April 2, 2015.
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3309:Mayor of Montreal
3299:Premier of Quebec
3060:Heather Stefanson
2838:Chrystia Freeland
2708:Audrey McLaughlin
2594:Mary Walker-Sawka
2560:Charlotte Whitton
2455:(in 1995) and of
2414:Adrienne Clarkson
2313:work-life balance
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2086:Marianne Matichuk
2065:Sault Ste. Marie
1985:Jacquelin Holzman
1863:Madeleine Redfern
1731:British Columbia
1670:Charlotte Whitton
1666:Webbwood, Ontario
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1387:Maureen MacDonald
1343:Charlotte Whitton
1233:Political aspects
1177:crossed the floor
1129:Michelle Dockrill
1066:Upon winning the
1063:in October 2022.
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3160:Brenda Robertson
3150:Margaret Rideout
3143:Muriel Fergusson
3108:Lynda Haverstock
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3036:Sharon Carstairs
3019:Margaret Konantz
2954:Mayor of Toronto
2948:Elizabeth Rowley
2941:Bette Stephenson
2931:Pauline McGibbon
2816:House of Commons
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2716:House of Commons
2697:Kathryn Cholette
2690:Governor General
2612:Pauline McGibbon
2587:John Diefenbaker
2579:cabinet minister
2575:Ellen Fairclough
2564:Thérèse Casgrain
2539:Senate of Canada
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2509:Roberta MacAdams
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2433:Pauline McGibbon
2385:governor general
2239:Yolanda Burkhard
2215:Ione Christensen
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1526:Sharon Carstairs
1507:Belinda Stronach
1495:Sylvia Bashevkin
1455:Sharon Carstairs
1447:Lynda Haverstock
1420:old boys network
1316:Lynda Haverstock
1312:Sharon Carstairs
1213:Conservative MP
1174:Belinda Stronach
1165:Gregory Lekhtman
1136:Global Vancouver
1082:Personal aspects
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568:Senate of Canada
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3792:Hilda Watson
3775:Martha Black
3744:Yvonne Jones
3567:Joy MacPhail
3532:Nancy Hodges
3485:Myra Freeman
3373:Bettie Hewes
3366:Bettie Hewes
3275:Louise Harel
3251:Jeanne SauvΓ©
3067:Saskatchewan
3012:Olive Irvine
3005:Edith Rogers
2976:candidate β
2913:First Nation
2871:
2808:Deborah Grey
2774:Sheila Copps
2746:Kim Campbell
2656:Jeanne SauvΓ©
2630:Hilda Watson
2553:Nancy Hodges
2435:, appointed
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2222:Kathy Watson
2165:Quebec City
2096:Dusty Miller
2092:Thunder Bay
2022:Helen Cooper
1978:Marion Dewar
1940:Mississauga
1883:Barbara Hall
1834:Nova Scotia
1828:Shannie Duff
1777:Fredericton
1755:Sharon Gaetz
1705:Jyoti Gondek
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1443:Joy MacPhail
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910:Pamela Gross
896:in Ontario,
894:Sylvia Jones
886:Diane Archie
879:
875:
850:Marit Stiles
787:Green Party
777:Nova Scotia
705:Hilda Watson
703:
691:Nancy Hodges
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618:Emily Murphy
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469:Deborah Grey
466:
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424:
412:Kim Campbell
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190:
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159:Martha Black
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4660:October 11,
4621:Global News
3974:October 25,
3651:Marion Reid
3631:Doreen Sark
3506:Maria Grant
3437:Nova Scotia
3380:Pam Barrett
3282:Quebec City
3190:β both 1989
3131:- 2017-2018
3124:- 2017-2018
3052:β 1992β1998
2974:Trans woman
2960:β 1991β1994
2906:Rae Luckock
2860:Mary Moreau
2475:Maria Grant
2459:(in 1999).
2381:Charles III
2369:Viceroyalty
2328:Mississauga
2229:Bev Buckway
2211:Whitehorse
2202:Deb Higgins
2159:JosΓ©e NΓ©ron
1964:Burlington
1890:Olivia Chow
1817:St. John's
1801:Elsie Wayne
1797:Saint John
1791:Dawn Arnold
1781:Kate Rogers
1751:Chilliwack
1643:Hannah Gale
1594:Equal Voice
1463:Karen Casey
1439:Pam Barrett
1335:Ruby Dhalla
1294:weathervane
932:Yellowknife
900:in Quebec,
796:Manon MassΓ©
512:Green Party
500:Elsie Wayne
397:Green Party
224:Ann Shipley
6122:Categories
6017:Parliament
6013:Sri Lanka
5977:Parliament
5967:Parliament
5796:Parliament
3955:References
3906:Eva Aariak
3850:Premier β
3812:Pat Duncan
3761:Judy Foote
3735:Premier β
3720:Jean Payne
3711:Senator -
3702:Lynn Verge
3663:Premier β
3599:Senator -
3558:Premier β
3452:Senator -
3359:Jan Reimer
3346:Senator -
3224:Senator -
3141:Senator -
3113:Senator -
3010:Senator -
2965:Lyn McLeod
2789:leadership
2632:leads the
2568:Quebec CCF
2426:Mary Simon
2402:and Queen
2373:See also:
2198:Moose Jaw
2145:Longueuil
1745:Lisa Helps
1715:Jan Reimer
1480:Adrian Dix
1416:grassroots
1270:Lyn McLeod
1037:Eva Aariak
1000:in Yukon,
998:Pat Duncan
976:, who was
863:Kate White
757:Carla Beck
388:Leadership
306:convinced
119:See also:
109:Mauritania
6064:Governors
6029:Ministers
5997:Governors
5953:Mongolia
5938:Malaysia
5877:Governors
5803:Australia
5559:28thβ32nd
5157:April 13,
4830:April 13,
4789:April 13,
4770:Maclean's
4638:CBC North
4367:April 13,
4345:April 13,
3658:Pat Mella
3397:Lois Hole
3353:Mayor of
3280:Mayor of
3044:Mayor of
2636:into the
2447:in 1979.
2246:In 1984,
2155:Saguenay
2135:Montreal
2018:Kingston
2008:Hamilton
1991:Brampton
1764:Winnipeg
1761:Manitoba
1734:Victoria
1725:Tara Veer
1721:Red Deer
1711:Edmonton
1364:in 1997:
1308:2000 vote
1276:lost the
1243:president
1179:from the
1119:In 1985,
1105:Bill Good
992:in 1993.
936:Hay River
844:Manitoba
738:Province
594:In 1993,
544:Liz White
506:in 1998;
317:In 1993,
290:In 1980,
273:Joe Clark
46:, in the
5957:Mongolia
5908:Ireland
5861:Jamaica
5850:Assembly
5818:Premiers
5706:interior
5358:Archived
5325:CBC News
5305:Archived
5205:July 16,
5175:Archived
4958:The Tyee
4931:Archived
4906:Archived
4848:Archived
4807:(2009).
4754:March 6,
4730:Herizons
4699:Archived
4683:The Tyee
4605:CBC News
4464:April 2,
4235:July 27,
4209:July 27,
4187:July 27,
4036:July 30,
4029:CBC News
3913:See also
3355:Edmonton
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