A pledge for civility as Parliament returns

While some male politicians experience harassment and abuse, female politicians are disproportionately the victims of bullying and similar behaviour.

We need to make working on Parliament Hill a better place if we want to have more women and gender-diverse people working here, write Senator Marilou McPhedran and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, NDP MP LINDSAY MATHYSSEN

September 9, 2024

As parliamentarians return to Ottawa for the fall sitting in the House of Commons and Senate, we will be urging all those who have not yet signed the “civility”

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