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George Black had been the Yukon’s Member of Parliament for nearly 15 years when he became ill and was hospitalized in January 1935. He was not able to run in the federal election that came later in the year, so his wife, Martha, stepped forward to campaign for a seat in parliament in his place.

A century after the first woman was elected to the Canadian Parliament, one of the most prominent figures in present-day politics shares her thoughts on how to amplify diverse voices in the Commons

Article content The lead commissioner for Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation commission, his Honour Murray Sinclair, headlines Algonquin College’s new virtual speaker series. The former Canadian Senator and Justice will speak about the 94 calls to action that were included in the report and answer the question of why Truth and Reconciliation was important, continues to be important and what Canada needs to do moving forward? His Honour will be speaking on Tuesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. in the fir...