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The article presents a profile of Bronx-based democratic socialist political candidate and Democratic Party primary winner Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a focus on her campaigning in Wichita, Kansas and a Democratic Socialists of America meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Biographical information is offered on Ocasio-Cortez's life and career and her policy proposals including universal healthcare, free college education, and a jobs guarantee are criticized.

The article looks at the contentious relationship between British Columbia premier Christy Clark and Alberta premier Alison Redford. Economic aspects of the Northern Gateway petroleum pipeline is noted as a main source of disagreement between the two women. Topics include how their disagreement and political deadlock affects Canada's federal energy strategy of shifting trade toward China and how people generalize the pair's disagreement into a statement about women in Canadian politics.

The article features Agnes Macphail, who became the first female to be elected to the House of Commons in Canada in 1961. Also cited are Macphail's growing up years in a Grey County, Ontario farm, her anti-military views, her membership to the Latter-Day Saint religious group, and her naming as part of the Canadian delegate to the League of Nations.

The article features Sabeen Rizvi, a politician who won a seat in the National Assembly in Pakistan.

The article features women minority politician Leslyn Lewis and her efforts to become the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate as prime minister as of August 2020. Also cited are Lewis' career as lawyer and entrepreneur, the endorsements of seven members of parliament (MP) to her candidacy, and her leadership platform including green technology, carbon tax repeal, and same-sex marriage.

The article discusses Canadian Member of Parliament Belinda Stronach, who in May, 2005 dumped boyfriend and Conservative Party leader Peter MacKay, left the Conservative Party, and joined the Liberal Party. Stronach is now languishing in the Liberal Party, while MacKay is enjoying success. Stronach has been implicated in an adultery scandal with former professional hockey player Tie Domi. The article remarks on how Canadians handle political notoriety of female politicians.

The article profiles Governor General Michaëlle Jean, who made an official visit to Manitoba with her filmmaker husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond. Canada's new Governor General combines Hollywood-style glamour with an affectionate demeanor. Employees who've also worked for her predecessor, Adrienne Clarkson, notice the differences. With Clarkson there were crowds, observes Melanie Kwong, assistant to Lafond, but not this crush of people. And there used to be more curtsying and people not knowing what to do. "But Michaëlle's a magnet," says Kwong, adding that Jean seems to "thrive" on the close contact. In her attire, though, Jean seems more conservative than the often flamboyantly dressed Clarkson. Lafond won't undertake any new films during Jean's term, but there are a couple he must finish. The first, with a working title of Histoire d'Hassan, could spark controversy for the couple. While Jean will fight to the death for artistic freedom, she's just as passionate about community services and programs, especially for children and battered women. The former TV journalist wants to hear people's stories and what they have to say about their Canada. But her job calls for speechifying. And while the Winnipeg crowds seemed to hang on her every word, her formal talks tended to be dense with over-poetic language, platitudes, clichés and repetitive mentions of "breaking down solitudes" and being "a citizen among equals" and "a woman of action."

This article focuses on Canadian MP Belinda Stronach and her popularity. If Stephen Harper is the stiff-lipped conscience of the new Conservatives, Belinda Stronach is their resident rock star. When the 38-year-old rookie MP arrives at the Palais des Congrès in Old Montreal to register for the party's inaugural policy convention, she steps off the escalator like a blast of colour amid a sea of navy blue suits and the odd Stetson. Stronach may not have won the party leadership last year, but within moments the room appears to reconfigure around her. Stronach is a creature the likes of which Ottawa has rarely seen, like something out of a Jackie Collins novel. Young, single and beautiful, she's a twice-divorced heiress who has been linked by the tabloids to former U.S. president Bill Clinton. In January, Stronach confirmed to great fanfare that she was dating Peter MacKay -- the boyish, chisel-jawed MP for Central Nova who also serves as deputy leader. But while Stronach's star power has been her most valuable asset, it's also a liability. Much was made of the fact that, when she was asked to fill only a minor speaking role at the convention last month, she declined. From the moment she announced her candidacy for the leadership of the new, united party, there's been frenzy surrounding Stronach.

How do you judge office holders whose functions are predominantly ceremonial? When asked how Adrienne Clarkson is performing as governor general, the response of Canadians is almost universally positive. In an interview at stately, greystone Rideau Hall, the governor general's official residence in Ottawa's tony Rockliffe Park neighborhood, Clarkson, 64, says she thought long and hard about what she wanted to accomplish. Even her former critics would likely say Canada could do worse than Adrienne Clarkson as the face it presents to the world.

Offers information on Canadian governor general Adrienne Clarkson. Biographical information, including her immigration from Hong Kong with her family in 1942; Career information; Reaction to her appointment by Prime Minister Jean Chretien; Role Clarkson's husband John Ralston Saul will have; Comments from supporters and critics; Outlook.

Follows the career path of Kim Campbell, from the Vancouver school board in 1980, and speculates on the formidable assets she brings to her quest to become Canada's prime minister. Campbell, 46, the favorite with an impressive lead; Drive to take credit a pivotal force in Campbell's life; How she often takes credit for more than she actually accomplished; Influence of Nathan Divinsky; Disconcerting tendency to change sides; Her private life. INSET: The Tory race..

The article focuses on Jean Augustine, a social justice advocate and the first Black Canadian woman elected to the House of Commons. She immigrated to Canada as a nanny through a Canada-Caribbean domestic work program after high school. Her major accomplishments include the removal of the rule restricting statues on Parliament Hill only to dead monarchs or nation-building prime ministers.

The article focuses on U.S. politician and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin who is outspoken about her views on the media. The irony in Palin and her family's gaining celebrity status by writing books or making personal appearances is discussed. The Palin family's participation in television programs such as "Sarah Palin's Alaska" and daughter Bristol's appearance of "Dancing With the Stars" is noted.

The article discusses the possibility of a 2008 campaign for president by New York State Senator Hillary Clinton. Even though Clinton hasn't officially announced that she will run in the election, a book entitled "Can She Be Stopped? Hillary Clinton Will Be the Next President of the United States Unless...," by John Podhoretz is scheduled for release in May 2006.

Presents an interview with Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada. How she likes her job after ten weeks; What she believes will be the major changes for Canada during the twenty-first century; Her response to critics who suggested that she has not been true to her Chinese heritage.

The article discusses two similarly-named Canadian politicians; federal minister of the environment and climate change Catherine McKenna and councillor for the Somerset ward Catherine McKenney. Cases of mistaken identity between the two politicians are offered and information is offered on both politicians' feminism.

The article presents an interview with Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly who discusses topics including Canada's 150th birthday party, political leadership roles taken by women and teaching generations of kids about indigenous culture.

The article discusses a bill proposed in Canada by legislator Kennedy Stewart on gender parity in elections and its rejection due to Liberal opposition under the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Emphasis is given to topics such as the scope of electoral reform, the legality of the bill under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the number of women elected to office in Canada.

An obituary for former Mayor of Temixco, Gisela Mota Ocampo is presented.

The article looks at Jenni Byrne, a member of the Canadian Reform Party and political organizer for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her role in the Conservative Movement in Canada is detailed including her management style and her past employment. Observations are made on her reputation and management style.

The article looks at women politicians in Canada, focusing on Christy Clark's election as Premier of British Columbia. Additional female politicians discussed include Laurie Blakeman, candidate for leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Eva Aariak, Premier of Nunavut.

The article gives brief information about four women politicians in Canada as of January 24, 2011. Green party leader and author Elizabeth May wants to write a book about motherhood. Liberal party's member of parliament (MP) Martha Hall Findlay has a carved rolling pin for making springerle cookies. Newfoundland Liberal party MP Siobhan Coady who enjoys holiday celebrations is writing limericks for Valentine's Day.

An interview with former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is presented. Among the topics that Rice discusses are her growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, her response to terrorism as related to her personal childhood experience from the 1963 Alabama church bombing, and her work at Stanford University as a professor and provost.

The article discusses the task given women politicians to rescue Great Britain from the post-Brexit chaos as of August 1, 2016. Topics covered include the country's perilous state as a result of the political damage done by schoolyard games of men, and new British prime minister Theresa May's ascension in the midst emerging far-right movements in the Western world. Also noted is the view that women were engaged to clean up the political mess left by men, post-Brexit.

The article discusses the lack of women involved in Canada's national politics. The announcement that MP Belinda Stronach was leaving politics caused a spate of public debate. Currently, women holding elected offices hold just over 20 percent of the seats. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet is composed entirely of men.

The article presents an interview with Canadian Liberal candidate Deborah Coyne, who is attempting to unseat NDP Leader Jack Layton. Coyne says it is the right time to get into politics because she feels she can have an impact on the social and economic policies that affect everyone in their daily lives. Coyne believes people are interested in having ethical government. All elections are important, she says, but this is an important one in particular. Coyne is concerned about climate change and wants to invest in things that are going to help with environmental damage, science and technology and research, and students studying science and engineering.

Carole Taylor knows broadcasting. After moving to Vancouver in 1975, she married the city's mayor, Art Phillips, and in 1986 entered politics. Elected to Vancouver city council, she served for four years, in that time turning down several invitations to run for the federal Liberals. In May 2001, she was appointed chair of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s (CBC) board of directors. The corporation faces daunting problems, not the least of which is finding a way to maintain a presence in a 500-channel universe. Taylor discussed the challenges confronting the CBC with Maclean's editors.

Profiles Canadian Danielle LaBossiere, an executive assistant to Advanced Education Minister Shirley Bond. Political involvement; Experience at the Progressive Conservative headquarters; Education at Carleton University; Her libertarian philosophy.

The article looks at the 2015 Canadian election, focusing on the future prospects of the Conservative Party in the aftermath of the loss of incumbent Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It notes the party's representatives in the Canadian Parliament are predominantly from the country's western provinces and discusses views and disagreements within the party about its possible choice of a woman as leader and its future policy proposals.

The article presents an obituary for politician Flora MacDonald, who served as Canada's first female Foreign Minister and the leader of the Progressive Conservative political party, including her humanitarian work and her status as a role model for women in politics.

Looks at Walter Mondale's potential female vice presidential candidates. He has yet to secure the Democratic Party's nomination for President, and his rivals have not yet bowed out; But the former vice president (VP) is already grappling with what may be the most crucial decision of his campaign for the presidency--the selection of a VP; The Mondale-Hart potential; regional politics; and the feminist factor.

Discusses former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's announcement that she will not contest her seat in the House of Commons in the next general election. Thatcher's life since stepping down as prime minister; Popularity outside Britain; Public speaking in the United States; Desire to be named to the House of Lords.

States while even Defence Minister Kim Campbell's opponents acknowledge she is unlikely to lose the June 13 leadership vote, her low-risk campaign style shows more echoes of traditional politics than the new approach she promises to espouse. Others in the race for Canada's Conservative leader; Jean Charest gaining ground in his native Quebec; His support among the right wing in Ontario and the western provinces; The delegate selection process; Cause for concern.

The article discusses discrimination against women in Canada as of July 2014, focusing on the implications of a controversial Mother's Day email sent by Canadian Minister of Justice Peter MacKay. Topics include the representation of women in the Canadian government, government policies that affect women such as national child care, and female judges in Canada.

The article presents information on Canadian journalist and politician Chrystia Freeland and the sexist heckling she experienced in the House of Commons that she later used for a fundraising appeal which she sent out to Liberal supporters as of March 2014. Topics include Conservatives turning her words into an attack advertisement; Freeland’s previous work in Ukraine; and her views on the Ukrainian riots in 2014.

The article discusses the role of women in Canadian politics as of November 2013, focusing on the comments of the Canadian politician Kathleen Wynne concerning the competitiveness of politics. Topics include the social conditions of women, feminism, and Wynne's views concerning potential collaborations between men and women.

The article looks at late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, with a focus on her feelings about and impact on the feminist movement. Topics include Thatcher's denigration of the women's liberation movement, her views that the female sex is more practical than the male sex, and her marriage to Denis Thatcher.

The article discusses Pakistan's first female foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, with a focus on how many view her as a wealthy liberal style icon rather than a seasoned conservative politician. The article discusses the volatile relationship between India and Pakistan that Khar must attempt to control, and posits that Pakistan's military, not its foreign minister, controls the country's foreign relations.

The author offers opinions on news events in Canada and other countries. An increase in the number of women premiers of provincial governments is praised. Legislation proposed by India's government limiting the food service at wedding receptions is praised. An increase in the debts of Canadian households is deplored.

The article offers news briefs related to prominent Canadians in 2009. Peter MacKay, Defence Minister of Canada, agreed to perform in an opera titled "Gilbert & Sullivan on Parliament Hill" as part of a fund-raiser. The New Democratic Party of Canada boycotted an event meant to honor women in politics. The Ottawa Food Bank celebrated its 25th anniversary.

This article looks at the election in Argentina that swept Christina Fernadez de Kirchner into office but gave 70 percent of the middle and upper class vote to her rival, Elisa Carrió, an anti-corruption crusader who has been declared the leader of the opposition. The support for Carrió shows the public's frustration over government corruption that dogged the administration of Nestor Kirchner.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "The Krieber Factor," by Sally Armstrong, "A Woman's Place by Heather Mallick," and "Wives of War," by Lisa Fitterman, which all appeared in the July 2007 issue.

The article presents quotes by television hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman about U.S. politician Hillary Rodham Clinton. On "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Leno joked about Clinton's feeling toward the Dubai port deal with the U.S. On the "Late Show with David Letterman," Letterman joked about Clinton's clothing.

Presents an interview with former minister of citizenship and immigration, Judy Sgro, who resigned in January after being plagued by scandal. She gives her thoughts on being cleared by the ethics commission and getting a public apology and retraction from an accuser, Harjit Singh. She states the media often run with stories and politicians seem to be fair game with reporters.

She arrived in a blaze of glory, a 36-year-old schoolteacher from northern Alberta elected in a by-election in 1989--the first Reform MP from the again disgruntled West. By the time the 1993 election was over, Deborah Grey had 51 Reform MPs beside her, including party leader Preston Manning. For many at that point, she was the matriarchal face of Reform--her schoolmarm certainty and booming auctioneer's voice forming an odd congruence with her relentlessly middle-aged male colleagues. Her attacks on the trough-fed Tories over the Charlottetown accord and MPs' pensions--she ridiculed fellow parliamentarians as "porkers" and cut her own pay by 10 per cent to protest runaway spending--did as much to drive the Conservatives from power in their western base as anything the Liberals ever did. Her high-profile defection legitimized the dissident group who split from the Canadian Alliance caucus for nine months, paving the way for Stephen Harper's leadership ascent and her own eventual marginalization, back to the same remote Commons bench.

Presents news briefs relating to politicians and celebrities in Canada. Ex-justice minister Allan Rock and the gun registry; Commitments of Edmonton MP Anne McLellan; Music release from Shania Twain; Others.

Reports on that the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the decision of the New Brunswick Judicial Council to remove Provincial Court judge Jocelyne Moreau-Bérubé from her position. How she referred to Acadians as crooks.

Discusses former Privy Council member Pat Carney. Her book `Trade Secrets'; Prediction of reactions to the book; How Carney reveals Privy Council secrets in the book; Her struggle with being female in a male dominated political system; Biographical information; Career highlights.

Focuses on Anie Perrault, a woman politician from Canada. Success in escaping from a hostage-taker at the age of 18; Passion for politics and belief in Canadian unity; Potentials as national leader; Academic background; Career history.

Offers opinions on the appointment of Adrienne Clarkson as governor general of Canada. Criticism of her appointment by journalists; Benefits of her appointment, including her desire to do something.