Letters to the editor, January 27, 2022: Readers weigh in on Céline Dion, a beetle-obsessed scientist, and the future of the Liberal party
Agnes Macphail, the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons, on sexism in politics and daily life
‘It had been rumoured erroneously that she believed in polygamy. It is now well established that she is sceptical of matrimony even in its simplest form.’
Our editorial: Nearly a century after Agnes MacPhail was the first woman elected to the House of Commons, only about a quarter of seats are held by women. It’s time for that to change.
What history—including the career of Agnes Macphail—can tell us about this fraught moment for women in politics
Our favourite Canadian history shorts from the Halifax Explosion to ‘I smell burnt toast’
A few interesting reads from the weekend: Susan Delacourt looks at new research into the electability of women in Canada, Alice Funke adds her own analysis, and Linda Silver Dranoff reviews Canada’s Unfinished Democracy. From the latter.