Radical Cheerleaders open for Stephen Lewis!

Halifax Radical Cheerleaders open for Stephen Lewis at Alexa McDonough's nomination meeting in Halifax, NS.

Given the abysmal representation of women in Canada's federal government, we enthusiastically support a candidate such as Alexa.

From www.equalvoice.ca
• Once a leader, Canada, with just 64 women in Parliament -- 20.7% of MPs -- now ranks 47th in the world among democracies in terms of women's representation in the national legislature, after Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Portugal.

• Focus on the issue in other countries has delivered results: Wales recently became the first jurisdiction to elect 50% women, ahead of Sweden (45%) and other Nordic countries which have long been best at electing women. Recently Rwanda topped them, however, and became the nation with the most elected women at 48.8 per cent.

• Canada has been slipping in terms of the number of women candidates running for Parliament -- falling from a high of 476 women candidates in 1993 to just 373 in the last federal election. Liberal women candidates dropped from a high of 84 in 1997 to just 66 in 2000.

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• women
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• lewis
• equality
• anti-harper
• anti-conservative

[OneWorldOneLife]

Good job, that was wonderful! I was wondering if you could post the video of Stephen Lewis's speech. Could you?

[RadicalFeminist]

i only have a bit of it (my battery died!!), but i'll see what i can do. it won't be for a week or so, but i'll msg you when i get something up

[Gillhoolee]

Stan Rogers would be proud. But would he support a group that unwittingly killed KYOTO by bringing Harper to power?

Head to Head, Toe to Toe, LIBERAL is the way to go!

[RadicalFeminist]

innnteresting -- there is certainly merit to what you say! but there's also something to be said for throwing support behind feminist women running for federal politics.

[anthropodus]

"i also asked him whether he thought we'd qualify for funding under the new Status of Women mandate. . ."

Nice one!

[RadicalFeminist]

haha, thanks! i'm not going to hold my breath, for sure

[lionboshie]

he came to my skool yesterday

[Gillhoolee]

nnnteresting -- there is certainly merit to what YOU say! I like you want them front and center. Dion is taking a big risk to recruit females as you know. There is much yet to be done, Tory policy ie.their "thinly veiled " income splitting will hurt women and set them back. How about Wage Parady first? The bus is leaving....

[candylr]

I would LOVE to hear that Harper or Oda watched this video.

Christine

Here's something funny! 2 honours for this video:

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[RadicalFeminist]

hey hey -- i did send this along to Alexa's office, and also to Mr. Harper. i also asked him whether he thought we'd qualify for funding under the new Status of Women mandate. . .