Why are Canadian political leaders so complacent about our poor performance on women’s representation in politics?

Although Canada ranked in the top 30 for the percentage of women in Parliament at the start of the millennium, we’ve since dropped to 71st place in the world.

Eighty-four per cent of Canadians see gender parity as a way to achieve policies that better reflect the realities and needs of the broader population, writes Shari Graydon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHARI GRAYDON

October 1, 2025

Why have otherwise ambitious Canadian political leaders been so complacent about our poor performance when it comes to women’s representation in politics?

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