Friday, November 16, 2007

Now the excitment of the election is over, some of us will be waiting to see who makes it into the Saskatchewan Party's/ Brad Wall's cabinet. I am hoping to see some women in the cabinet, but that doesn't guarantee that all the issues of concern to women will be addressed. The women who have been elected to represent the Sask. Party, come from different backgrounds, and from reading about their experience, each has a lot to offer. It is hard to imagine how one would feel becoming an elected representative for the first time. It is a privilege and an opportunity. One would hope their will be more consensus, more civil deabating of the issues, and more accomplished with this next sitting of the Sasatchewan Legislature. I think Christine Tell will be in cabinet, and Sandra Heppner. Many women have served in the cabinet of the NDP; it is the women of the Saskatchewan party who, I hope, will have that same opportunity. November 21st we will know.

1 comment:

Erin Mackie said...

Hi Jean,

It's so interesting to read your analysis of the recent elections in Saskatchewan. I could very easily be looking at a case study for leadership issues in many of the countries I work in. We like to think that there are only issues of inequality in developing countries and that we Canadians are more than equipped to go to these places and share our wisdom as realized feminists. Not true. We still have a long way to go ourselves and the quicker we come clean with that the more credible we are and better able to actually work honestly with our sisters in developing countries.

I applaud you for bringing attention to the barriers facing women in leadership in Canada!
Love,
Erin