by Delany Leitch | Sep 17, 2019 | Conservative Party of Canada, Election, Women in Politics
The upcoming federal election is a great opportunity to reflect on how lucky we are to have a strong group of incumbent female MPs who have spent the past four years inspiring us and serving their communities well. I wanted to kick things off by featuring my very own...
by Erin Anderson | Mar 8, 2018 | Feminism, Women in Politics
As today is International Women’s Day, I find myself becoming an odd mix of reminiscent and determined. Reminiscent, because I look back on myself on International Women’s Day one year ago and think of how far I have come on my feminist journey. Determined, because I...
by Jillian Montalbetti | Jan 5, 2018 | Canadian, Conservatism and Youth, Conservative Party of Canada, Federal, Feminism, Guest Author, Women in Politics, Youth
This article was written by guest author, Jillian Montalbetti. She is a fourth-year political science student at the University of Calgary. You can follow her on twitter @Jillian1800. Like many Bachelor of Arts students, especially those studying in political science,...
by Michaela Glasgo | Dec 20, 2017 | Alberta, Women in Politics
I am an avid Twitter user and, I will admit, I love a good debate. If you are like me and you can’t get enough of politics in your regular day-to-day life, you probably spend the better part of your evening scrolling through the pages upon pages of #ableg and #cdnpoli...
by Natasha Kornak | Nov 10, 2017 | Conservative Party of Canada, Federal, Feminism, Non-Partisan, Women in Politics
This post contains content about sexual abuse and assault. This past spring, the Hon. Rona Ambrose proposed The Judicial Accountability through Sexual Assault Training (JUST) Act. According to the bill’s website, the JUST Act seeks to do the following things: “Require...
by Delany Leitch | Oct 19, 2017 | Canadian, Feminism, History, Women in Politics
October is Women’s History Month in Canada, and we here at Story of a Tory would be remiss not to join in the celebration of women and girls past and present. Delany Leitch here, our resident hisTORYan, with some reflections on this month and the...
