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The Globe and Mail Donna Dasko Published April 10, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Donna Dasko is an Ontario senator, former pollster and co-founder of Equal Voice, an organization that promotes greater representation of women in politics. As Canadians remain focused on da...

(1) OTTAWA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 8, 2021 / Today, on International Womens Day, Equal Voice is wrapping up their first virtual iteration of the Daughters of the Vote program with a simulated House of Commons session. Throughout the virtual sitting, the 338 young women and gender diverse youth that have been selected to represent their federal riding heard from Elder Claudette Commanada as part of the opening ceremonies, the Honourable Anthony Rota, the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, and the l...

OTTAWA, ON, March 7, 2021 /CNW/ - Note: All times local Ottawa, Ontario Private meetings. The Prime Minister will speak with the Prime Minister of Sweden, ...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic should not be rolling back progress Canadian women made before the crisis. Speaking at a virtual Daughters of the Vote event organized by Equal Voice, Trudeau says the pandemic has been especially hard for women, who are leaving the workforce at a […]

  LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. -- Holly Kletkes intellectual passion and personal drive has made her a perfect candidate for the Equal Voice ‘Daughters of the Vote’ conference, an event that brings together young women and gender diverse people from across the country to share their lived experiences and visions for the future of Canada. In her third year at the University of Lethbridge,  Kletke is studying music and education, but those aren’t her only passions. So are politics. Kletke is a ...

Experts weigh in on private detention centers following Bidens executive order 2 months 1 week 4 days ago Monday, February 01 2021 Feb 1, 2021 February 01, 2021 3:19 PM February 01, 2021 in News - Local Share: Last year, when 33-year-old Hilder Lainez-Alvarez was arrested after crossing the border illegally, he was taken to the El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, then the ICE Detention Center in Port Isabel. The Nicaraguan native said that both detention centers were overcrowded, and tha...

Its exciting to see: Number of women running in N.L.s 2021 election rises CBC/Radio-Canada © CBC There are 12 more women running in this years general election than in 2019. Nominations for the provinces 2021 general election officially closed on Saturday, with 41 women and one non-binary candidate in the running.  In this election, 12 more women have put their name on the ballot compared to the previous election in 2019, where 29 women ran. In 2015, there were 33. "It...

For female candidates, the 2021 campaign trail is littered with sexism Its been only a few days of door-knocking, but women running for office in all three parties say theyve dealt with harrassment, inappropriate comments and more. Social Sharing Posted: Jan 21, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: January 21 From left, PC Kristina Ennis, NDP Alison Coffin and Liberal Sarah Stoodley all say theyve encountered sexism and harassment on the campaign trail.(CBC) In preparing for her first election run, ...