House should rewrite rules for pregnant MPs, it’s about time

Women are at the behest of their parties and peers to negotiate time away from the House or risk being penalized. It's a position no woman relishes and it has to change. 
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, 30, pictured at House Affairs Committee meeting with Conservative MP Scott Reid, will be the first person in Canadian federal political history to have a child while working as a cabinet minister.
OTTAWA—In October, after a hard-fought leadership race, NDP MP Niki Ashton gave birth to twin boys. Little has been m...

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