From pay equity to child care, advocates say ‘feminist’ PM has much work to do
OTTAWA — Aygadim Majagalee, a young woman from the Nisga’a Nation in northern B.C., said she wants to look beyond past struggles and into the next century of possibility, where she imagines a revolution led by women.
“I envision a Canada that is fierce in its leadership and shows just how much every person is equal,” the 22-year-old, who also goes by her English name, Teanna Ducharme, told MPs who had gathered Tuesday to hear her address the House of Commons committee on the status of women.
She is one of 338 young women — one from each of the federal ridings — in Ottawa this week to take part in Daughters of the Vote, a program Equal Voice created to promote the participation of women in politics and government.
Their visit coincides with International Women’s Day, which the Liberal government is planning to celebrate with much fanfare.