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Equal Voice Bill 75
Brief Submitted to the
Ontario Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs
Regarding Bill 75
Equal Voice Calls for Systemic Changes in Wake of Kitchener Centre MPP’s resignation
January 26, OTTAWA — Yesterday, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Kitchener Centre, Laura Mae Lindo announced her decision to resign her seat in the Ontario legislature as of June, 2023. The MPP’s reason for her resignation is one that…
Equal Voice Supports Commons Committee Recommendation for Hybrid Parliament to be Permanent
For Immediate Release January 31, OTTAWA — Equal Voice, a group advocating for gender parity by working with political parties to equip women for success in politics, and to retain women as elected officials strongly supports the parliamentary committee recommendation…
New Job: Communications Manager
Equal Voice is seeking an experienced bilingual Communications Manager to help us deliver our mission of electing more women in Canada. Who We Are: Equal Voice (equalvoice.ca) is a national, bilingual, multi-partisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to electing more women to…
Equal Voice Announces Appointment of New Executive Director
November 30, 2022, OTTAWA–The Board of Directors of Equal Voice, a multi-partisan not-for-profit advocacy group whose mission is to support women and gender diverse candidates at all levels of government, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chi Nguyen as…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2022 marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, we honour the lost children and Survivors of residential schools as well as the families and communities who were affected. The reconciliation process requires a…
Equal Voice Condemns Harassment and Intimidation of Elected Officials
In the wake of the incident in Grande Prairie, Alberta, last week when Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, was harassed in an assaultive manner, Equal Voice condemns this behavior and underlines it is important to take intimidation and threats against politicians…
Remembering Dr. Rosemary Speirs
Equal Voice mourns the passing of a Canadian trailblazer Dr. Rosemary Speirs, distinguished feminist activist, journalist, nature conservationist, philanthropist, and founding Chair of Equal Voice. Equal Voice is forever indebted to Dr. Speirs, as without her, Equal Voice would not…
The Inspiring Stories of Women First-Time Provincial Candidates
235 women and gender diverse people were nominated by major parties to run in the 2022 Ontario Provincial Election yet only 48 women and gender diverse MPPs were elected. Equal Voice sat down and interviewed three of the first-time provincial…