THE HILL TIMES, OTTAWA
‘Nation builder’ Gina Wilson striving for civil service where indigenous are ‘respected and included’.
A Room Full of Famous Women
THE HILL TIMES, OTTAWA
Five women from across the women were celebrated at the "Persons" Case Awards luncheon on April 21.
Former Liberal Health Minister And University Ottawa Professor Honoured At Women’s Rights Event
OTTAWA CITIZEN, Ottawa
A former federal health minister and a University of Ottawa law professor were recognized Thursday for their accomplishments in furthering women’s rights.
Lunching with Five Famous Women
THE HILL TIMES, OTTAWA
Famous 5 Ottawa honoured five outstanding Canadian women at a luncheon April 21, the same day they received the 2015 Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case at Rideau Hall.
Clever, Tenacious & Diplomatic Women
THE HILL TIMES, OTTAWA
Political leader and activist the Honourable Monique Bégin is among five outstanding Canadian women who will receive the 2015 Governor General’s Person Case Award this month, one of Canada’s highest awards for women.
Trudeau To Appoint Seven New Senators
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appointing the head of his transition team and six other Canadians to the Senate in the first injection of fresh blood to the scandal-plagued institution in three years.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau Says It’s Time To Put Women On Banknotes
CBC
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he is open to adding a famous woman or women to Canadian banknotes.
There are no Canadian women on the current series of polymer bank notes, but the Liberal government’s finance minister says he supports adding a female face to the currency.
New Poll Shows Canadians Support Making Anthem Gender Neutral
THE HILL TIMES, ottawa
Fifty-eight per cent of Canadians strongly or somewhat approve of changing the Canadian national anthem’s lyrics from ‘in all thy sons command’ to ‘in all of us command,’ according to a new poll.
Premier Kathleen Wynne Honoured by Famous Five Ottawa
CTV
Ontario's Sex Ed Program a "Wedge Issue" in Federal Election, Wynne Says
THE OTTAWA SUN, Ottawa
Wynne was in Ottawa Thursday to speak to Famous 5 Ottawa, an organization named after five trail-blazing women in the 1920s who won rights for women to be involved in politics. (They’re memorialized in a sculpture on Parliament Hill and on the back of the new $50 bill). The Ottawa chapter celebrates “ordinary women doing extraordinary things.”
Women Running Election Campaigns Call for More Female Involvement at All Levels
THE HILL TIMES, ottawa
Famous 5 Ottawa event talks women in politics, honour Jenni Byrne, Anne McGrath, Katie Telford and Sen. Marjory LeBreton as nation builders.
Tories Getting Bad Rap Over Muslims: Sen. Marjory LeBreton
Marjory LeBreton In Hot Seat Over How Tories Depict Muslim Canadians
The Three Wise Women At The Heart Of The Federal Election
OTTAWA CITIZEN, ottawa
For the first time in Canadian history, each of the three main political parties has turned to a woman to run its campaign in this year’s federal election. The development is being heralded as a major step forward for women as they gain a greater role in political backrooms long dominated by men.
