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Women in politics: We’re not as equal as we think we are

‘Because it’s 2015?’ Maybe not: Recent appointments paint an overly rosy picture of women in Canadian politics

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Memories of PMOs past: Liveblogging the expert superpanel at the Oliphant Inquiry

After reluctantly being forced to miss out on most of the policy review — thanks, Parliament, for picking last week to go into meltdown mode — ITQ is making one last pilgrimage to Old City Hall to bear witness to the grand finale of the Olphant Show, which could prove to be a wonktastic sendoff for our favourite Manitobans, featuring, as it does, the much-anticipated superduper-extra-awesome all-day expert panel, which includes a trio of formidable formers: Mel Cappe, onetime Clerk of the Privy Council, Chretien-era appointments czarina Penny Collenette and the still-Right-Honourable Joe Clark, as well as Public Policy Forum president David Mitchell.