Women Needed: Nominations Provide the Key to Gender Balance
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General elections are often discussed as the cornerstone of Canadian democracy. There are, however, alternative forums for citizens to participate. One forum that is rarely mentioned, but is the actual foundation of electoral politics in Canada, is the nomination process, administered by political parties. Before a political candidate is permitted to enter an election as a party representative they must first navigate their way through the hyper-political process of a nomination. Often, this represents the first round of competition for potential electoral candidates. With the exception of appointees or candidates that run independent of party affiliation, only a few avoid this grueling political rite of passage. It is at a grassroots level that women need to be fully engaged: at the party level, during nominations, in every electoral district across our country.
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Women don't choose politics because they'd rather be doing other things.
ReplyDeleteThat's the truth. When you're in the prime of your life, caring for children, politics is a tough calling-- you don't want to go thousands of miles away from your children.