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A night of firsts and girl power at the Museum of History

From Left: Former Liberal MP Jean Augustine, Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, former Conservative MP and first female prime minister Kim Campbell, Equal Voice National Chair Lynne Hamilton, former Liberal MP Eleni Bakopanos, Liberal MP Judy Sgro and Liberal MP Eva Nassif. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

March 13, 2017

It was a night in a room full of firsts. The first female prime minister, the first female opposition House leader, the first black female Member of Parliament, and most importantly, the first time 338 young women, each representing a federal riding, sat in such historic company. Attending the Da...

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