Kristen Siapas, Leslie McCurdy and Anastasia Adams join us for our first current affairs panel.  We stray from urban planning to criminal justice to gender segregated schools.  Join us for a fun and interesting conversation that proves not all women think alike.  

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This week Melinda and Jessica talk about two important social movements in Ontario for women in elected office.  Women of Ontario Say No is a group of women pushing for changes to the Municipal Act to allow Councillors to be removed from office for serious acts of harassment.  Elect Respect is a project from Burlington that seeks to promote more civility towards and between elected officials.  We discuss why we need efforts like this and whether they will be effective. 

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Linda McCurdy and Gemma Grey-Hall are two powerhouse women who have run for office in Windsor and Essex County.  We interviewed them live at Art Windsor-Essex on July 17.  Listen in on a rollicking but also frank discussion of what it means to run for office as a woman of colour.  

We are grateful to Art Windsor-Essex for hosting our first live recording.  

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No one epitomizes women in politics and the elbows up philosophy better than Sandra Pupatello.  Former Ontario Cabinet Minister and now Senator, Sandra took time out of her busy schedule to talk to Melinda and Jessica about why the economy is the most important issue for women today.  She also shared her experiences from being a young campaign aide to running for office and provides good advice on the value of speaking French and wearing comfortable shoes.  

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Three of Windsor's best campaign managers join us to share the secrets of running campaigns for women and by women.  Valerie Bonasso, Darcie Renaud and Pat Papadeas have run campaigns for municipal, provincial and federal candidates for over twenty years.  If you like political strategy, want to know the inside dope on how campaigns work or just like war stories, this episode is for you.  Bonus if you can guess who our unauthorized interloper was!  

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Anne Jarvis is the doyenne of political commentary in Windsor Essex having spent a career following politics and politicians through the region.  She joins Jessica and Melinda to talk federal election, recounts, conservative sweeps and why women should run for office.  

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Mayor of Lasalle Crystal Meloche was bitten by the public service bug early.  After watching her husband run unsuccessfully for Council she knew this was the job for her.  Representing young women and young moms was the driver to push her into politics.  

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Lori Wightman is running for the NDP in Essex County.  She is one of only two women running in the region.  She had a good chat with Melinda and Jessica about being drawn to public life, running for election and whether women are just better at getting things done. 

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Sherry Bondy, Mayor of the Town of Essex is a household name in this region.  She joined Melinda and Jessica for a fun and inspiring conversation about the work of being a rural mayor in challenging times.  She also let us in on a bit of the ELK Energy story.  

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