Status of Women committee  That's an interesting positive suggestion. I like your question, because it gives me a chance to point out that the nomination races across Canada are so very different. Usually we hear about the high-profile, well-financed races in the major urban centres, such as Toronto and Mo

Status of Women committee  And there are campaign schools.

Status of Women committee  When I was thinking of ostracism, I was thinking of ostracism within the local community among their peers that they interacted with every day—

Status of Women committee  No, that's fine. It's been a long time since I've read Rosemary Speirs' review. What I was referring to there was what I think I called the “cautionary tales”. There are some real threats and barriers, but I also think there are stories that women tell to each other that are cau

Status of Women committee  I'll start out very briefly. The committee on electoral reform dealt with this last summer at great length, and my impression from my colleagues' presentations was that proportional representation does not directly guarantee that more women will be elected. It might in some count

Status of Women committee  Public ostracism? From my interview results, no, I don't think public ostracism is at stake. I think that's more relevant to what Dr. Bashevkin has been saying, so no.

Status of Women committee  Yes. It's not ostracism per se, no.

Status of Women committee  All right. Overall, we know that progress in women's candidacy in elections has been disappointing, but in the midst of that overall stagnation there are some changes and some bright spots that can inform new strategies that I want to talk about. In particular, there's an emergin