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Appalled maybe, but no one should be surprised by the ugly threats against Rachel Notley

| February 15, 2017

No one should be surprised that Alberta's NDP premier, Rachel Notley, has been subject to constant and often serious threats of violence.

New statistics from the Alberta Justice Department have revealed what everybody who's paying attention already knew: Premier Notley receives more threats of physical harm than any of her predecessors in Alberta's top political job.

She reacts with remarkable aplomb as many of the people who contribute to this problem shrug their shoulders and say, "Who? Me?"

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Gratifying to see snarling bully publicly humiliated as Clinton triumphs over Trump

The possibility that Donald Trump's presidential bid may have suffered a serious setback is, of course, heartening. But what made Monday night's debate especially delicious was the rare joy in watching a relentless bully be publicly humiliated -- in front of 80 million people, no less.

For months, Trump has swaggered around like a snarling junkyard dog menacing the neighbourhood. He seemed unstoppable. But that was until he found himself face to face with the smiling little kid on the block, who came armed with nothing more than a big brain.

The fact that this little kid was a girl -- a category of human that, for Trump, has been mostly measured in cup sizes and runway potential -- made the encounter all the more legendary.

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Women of The War Room: The Alberta NDP

There are many things that will be written about the rise of the NDP in the recent Alberta election. One very important thing to note right away is that, in addition to an incredible woman leader Rachel Notley and over 50 per cent women candidates, the central campaign staff was also made up of well over half women.

While there were of course many talented people of both genders responsible for the NDP's success, I wanted to have a photographic record of these amazing women to illustrate that it's not all a back room boy's world anymore.

So, I present to you the women of The War Room:

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Canada's parliament and its diversity problem

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Canada is widely renowned for being a 'diverse mosaic'. However, a newly released study by Kai Chan concludes that Canada's current Conservative government and cabinet are not an accurate reflection of our population.

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In defence of the 'F' word: Why we need feminism now more than ever

Kaity Cooper

| December 12, 2014

I started blogging a few months ago because I'd had enough of the smear campaign against feminism that has been underway for many years. The #WomenAgainstFeminism phenomenon on Tumblr, wherein women post photographs of themselves holding signs that state why they do not need feminism, like, "I don't need feminism because my self-worth is not directly tied to the size of my victim complex," is one example. Or the recent Time magazine article which included "feminist" in a list of annoying words that readers could vote to ban from public discourse.

In business, as in politics, women's voices matter

Kaity Cooper

| November 25, 2014

I recently attended a talk by the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, Canada's first and only woman Prime Minister. The talk was called, "Women's Voices: What difference do they make?" It was about women's unique life experiences and the consequences of ignoring women’s perspectives in politics, business and media.

I had never heard Campbell speak before, so I was eager to attend. I was disappointed to see that few Vancouverites felt the same way. Despite Vancouver’s population of over 600,000 people, the auditorium at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre was only half full. To be fair, the event was not effectively promoted. Nonetheless, I was dismayed to see poor attendance for a talk about the importance of women's voices.

But I digress.

There’s a Toronto election on October 27th, 2014. You’ll be casting a vote not only for mayor, but for a local councillor to represent your community. Do you know where your council candidates stand on transportation? Housing? Taxes? Employment? Find out with the Position Primer, brought to you by Women in Toronto Politics.

Using the primer is easy. Just head to the Position Primer website, enter your postal code and check out where your candidates stand on the issues that matter to you.

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Where are all the women (candidates)?

Kate McInturff

| September 12, 2014

A number of cities across Canada are gearing up for municipal elections. As the field of candidates becomes clear it is also becoming obvious that there is a serious gap in the numbers of men and women running for office. It seemed like a good time to ask: why don't more women run for office?

Here's why.

1. Work. Life.

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Women politicians and the search for trust in politics

It may not have occurred to you, but 85 per cent of Canadians now have a woman as premier. Only five smaller provinces -- the three Maritimes plus Manitoba and Saskatchewan -- don't.

I hadn't thought too much about why this would be until one night, while watching the news, Alberta's Alison Redford and Ontario's Kathleen Wynne came on one after the other. Instead of feeling prickly and grumpy regarding whatever the issue was, as would likely have been the case had it been their predecessors, Ed Stelmach and Dalton McGuinty, I found myself inexplicably relaxed and even charmed, and saying to myself: Why can't we have one of those here?

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