Status of Women committee  Thank you. My question is for any woman who would like to jump in and address it. I'm not asking for a specific story, instance or experience, but I would like to ask you this: As a woman in Parliament in Canada, do you feel that the harassment policy is effectively followed? Wh

Status of Women committee  I live in Nova Scotia, so I have to credit Tim Halman, MLA for Dartmouth-East. He was the one who took a chance on me and gave me my start in politics. Once again, I also credit the strong women of the PC party of Nova Scotia.

Status of Women committee  I find that a really interesting question, because it seems that women speaking up about the language used toward women in politics is not enough. For a man to have to step forward and say, “Hey, you can't talk to her that way” is kind of surprising. A woman saying, “No, that's e

Status of Women committee  I definitely have had inappropriate comments directed towards me. It's a shame that this is still happening.

Status of Women committee  It's not necessarily at the university, but at work events. I am extremely fortunate to have a very strong network of politically engaged women around me. I am a student at Dalhousie University. At this moment, I would like to thank Julia, Sabrina, Christine and Brianna, as wel

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. It is clear that there are an increasing number of women in politics. The 2015 federal election saw a record number, 88 women elected as members of Parliament, but we still face many challenges. In my opinion, one of the biggest challenges is sexual harassme