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The official photo from the recent summer meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon July 9 to 11. The annual premier’s meeting was notable not for its pronouncements, but for its pictures, with each shot featuring all male leaders, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of the Council of the Federation

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

July 17, 2019

OTTAWA—If you only followed last week’s Council of the Federation meeting, you might believe that political gender equality and equity were in retreat. The annual premier’s meeting was notable not for its pronouncements, but for its pictures. Each shot featured male leaders, as, for the first ...

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