Ontario party leaders take the Equal Voice's challenge to nominate more women for the October 4, 2007 provincial election – June 14, 2006

May 8 -Equal Voice Founders committee celebrates five years!

The Founders committee celebrated the fact that it had been five years since a group of women gathered at the home of Donna Dasko to discuss what they could do together to address the poor representation of women in politics in Canada. That day in May 2001 Equal Voice was born. New members have joined to Founders committee over the years, and two new members were present to help in the celebration - The Founders welcome Terry Downey and Megan Harris.

A few announcements were made, but the evening was meant as a celebration of Equal Voice's growth and accomplishments that have taken place over the five years.

It was announced that Donna Dasko- Vice Chair of EV National Board has agreed to become the the Chair of the Founders Committee. Rosemary Speirs has lead this chapter with passion and motivation and is pleased to pass the torch to Donna who will continue to lead this exceptional group of women volunteers. Rosemary will remain as National Chair overseeing the continued growth of Equal Voice through chapters across the country, and will lead Equal Voice forward based upon the Action Plan that was created as a result of the national Equal Voice conference held in Ottawa Feb. 15, 2006.

EQUAL VOICE IN ACTION

new Speech- Rosemary Speirs, Feb. 5 2006 - on Proportional Representation Models for Ontario. to a conference on "Designing a Fair Voting System", organized by the University of Toronto law faculty and Fair Vote Canada.

new Speech- Rosemary Speirs -Chair of Equal voice Mar29-06 YWCA-panel

new International Women's Day 2006 - Equal Voice Chair Rosemary Speirs Honoured as YWCA Woman of Distinction for 2006. Mar 8, 2006.

new Harper's New Cabinet (Letter to the Editor of the Hill Times). Mar 1, 2006.

new Women in Politics by Geoffrey Stevens. Mar 1, 2006.

new UN Commission on the Status of Women Feb 5, 2006.
In 2006, one of the themes of the UN Commission on the Status of Women is "Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels."

Also, click here for more on whether the next Secretary General of the UN should be a woman.

new Can Harper seduce women? Jan 9, 2006.

new Recruiting of women falls short. Jan 7, 2006.

new Level the playing field for female candidates. Jan 7, 2006.

new The new English Conservative leader David Cameron wants more diverse MPs. Dec 12, 2005.

new Equal Voice writes to the party leaders asking them to nominate more women.

- Letter to Paul Martin: PDF, Doc.
- Reply: page 1, page 2 (new)

- Letter to Stephen Harper: PDF, Doc.

- Letter to Jack Layton: PDF, Doc.

- Letter to Gilles Duceppe: PDF, Doc.
- Reply: page 1 (new)

Martin: Women prefer charity work to politics. Nov 6, 2005.

Speech by Rosemary Speirs, chair Equal Voice, to luncheon organized by the National Capital Region Chapter in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, Oct. 18, 2005.

Presentation to Belinda Stronach, federal Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal, Oct. 4, 2005.

Afghan women take special joy in vote

Mulroney: The medium is the misogynist

At auto talks, women grabbed the front seat

Equal Voice wrote to the federal party leaders asking them to ensure the nomination and election of more women when Canadians next go to the polls.

• View letter
• View replies: from Prime Minister Paul Martin, Conservative leader Stephen Harper and NDP leader Jack Layton

Letter from Howard Hampton Re: Seeking our party’s support for reforms to help more women get elected in Ontario, 01/05

Letter to Dalton McGuinty, 01/05

• new Repones to Letter to Dalton McGuinty, 01/05

Equal Voice is urging the government to make redressing the under-representation of women a priority, 11/19/04

The Ellen Louks Fairclough Memorial Scholarship in Political Science, 11/14/04

Ellen Fairclough, 99, 11/14/04

ROSEMARY SPEIRS, CHAIR OF EQUAL VOICE, RECEIVES GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD, October 2004

Women?s Political Empowerment ? The Long Road Ahead
Report from the South Asian ?Regional Forum on Women and Local GovernanceO?L, 10/05/04

Letter to Prime Minister Martin re: Supreme Court Appointees, 09/10/04

• Reply from Prime Minister Martin

Letter to Ontario Progressive Conservative Leadership Candidates , 09/02/04

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE:
Equal Voice Meets with Ontario Attorney-General Michael Bryant , 08/20/04

TRACKING CHANGE - FEDERAL ELECTION 2004:

Open letter to federal political leaders: , 06/14/04

Equality-Based Electoral Reform, 04/25/2003

Voting Counts: Electoral Reform For Canada, 04/01/04

Letter to Stephen Harper, from the Women’s Political Connection, 03/27/04

• Reply from Stephen Harper

Electing more women for the NDP, 02/27/04

• Reply from the NDP to our Letter of February 27, 2004

Electing more women for the Bloc, 02/27/04

Electing more women for the Conservative Party, 02/27/04

McGuinty's pledged democratic reforms for Ontario, 02/27/04

• Reply from Premier Dalton McGuinty

Letter to Conservative Party of Canada Candidates, 02/13/04

Letter to Paul Martin January 27, 27/01/2004

• "If you call this a response!", 03/23/04

Letter to the PC party, 10/23/2003

Response from Peter MacKay, 11/17/2003

What the party leaders say about increasing women in parliament

Paul Martin, 09/10/2003
Peter MacKay, 03/05/2003
Jack Layton, 01/14/2003

PRESS RELEASES

new Women lose ground in the federal election. 15/01/06

The Honourable Flora MacDonald, member of the EV's Advisory Committee, to participate in international team supporting the electing of women in Palestine. 12/23/04

Opportunity for public discussion of reforms thacould help more women get elected in Ontario. 11/18/04

Women Lose in New Cabinet 07/20/04

Election of Women to Parliament 06/29/04

Former women politicians fear fewer will follow in their footsteps 14/06/2004

Under-representation of women in Parliament, 27/01/2004

New cabinet sends mixed signal for women’s representation, says Equal Voice, 12/12/2003

For A Feminist and Democratic Reform Of Institutions, 01/26/2003

Media Release, 01/23/2003

Challenge to the Canada Elections Act

OUR NEWS

Women in Politics in Canada bookmark, 02/13/04

Update from the Chair of Equal Voice, 01/29/2004

EQUAL VOICE SALUTES
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ELLEN FAIRCLOUGH, 01/20/2004

Update from the Chair Nov. 20/2003

Update from the Chair of Equal Voice , 10/07/2003

Find out what the latest electoral reform iniative is by Quebec women, 01/21/2003

IN THE NEWS

"The Last Frontier" Guelph Mercury May 24. 2006 Op Ed piece by Judith I. McKenzie, Ph.D., MCIP Acting Chair and Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of Guelph. Download PDF.

new New Poll Shows Canadians Want More Women Elected, 11/08/04

'They. Are. Women' - Toronto Star, 10/05/04

New Judges Fill Gaps in Spectrum - Globe and Mail, 10/05/04

'So Proud to be Canadian' - Toronto Star, 10/05/04

Martin should appoint only women Senators - The Hill Times, 08/23/04

Charron, Abella Named to Top Court - Globe and Mail, 08/25/04

Naming Process Draws Fire - Toronto Star, 08/25/04

Dearth of Women in Cabinet Assailed - Toronto Star, 07/22/04

Not Exactly a Brave New Cabinet - Globe and Mail, 07/21/04

Fewer Women Named to Team - Toronto Star, 07/21/04

Female Power Play - Toronto Star, 07/05/04

65 Women Heading to Commons - Toronto Star, 06/30/04

Disappointing Result for Women - Toronto Star, 06/29/04

More than tokens - Toronto Star , 05/26/04

Rosemary Speirs - Hill Times 05/03/04

What’s Happened to Martin’s Pledge to Women?, 01/19/2004

Martin calls for 52 per cent female MPs, 11/19/2003

Politics: Still a man's world, The Star 01/22/2003

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