Heritage Minister St-Onge makes history as first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave

Pascale St-Onge will start her parental leave in mid-November and return in the new year, she tells The Hill Times.

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge will be taking parental leave starting in mid-November until the new year.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

September 14, 2024

In a historic step forward for LGBTQ+ representation and work-life balance in federal politics, Canada's federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is about to become the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave.

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