Little Improvement Foreseen in Number of Female MPs

A significant breakthrough in the number of women who will become MPs after the election remains unlikely.
Little Improvement Foreseen in Number of Female MPs
Liberal candidate Ruby Dhalla. Despite more female candidates running in the current federal election, a significant breakthrough in the number of women who will become MPs after the votes are counted remains unlikely, says Equal Voice. Matthew Little/The Epoch Times
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
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Liberal candidate Ruby Dhalla. Despite more female candidates running in the current federal election, a significant breakthrough in the number of women who will become MPs after the votes are counted remains unlikely, says Equal Voice. (Matthew Little/The Epoch Times)
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
Joan Delaney is Senior Editor of the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times based in Toronto. She has been with The Epoch Times in various roles since 2004.
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