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Helen Clark was the first female prime minister of New Zealand. She was in Ottawa earlier this week to attend the film screening of My Year with Helen, a documentary that chronicled her unsuccessful bid to become UN secretary general. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY JULIA CIESLUKOWSKA

June 14, 2018

Good evening, everyone. My name is Julia, and I am thrilled to be here today. I work at Global Affairs Canada, an organization with many international mandates, including political, trade, consular, and international assistance. ...

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