Kelsey Santarossa was the youngest person ever elected in an Ontario municipality in 2018 when she ran in Lakeshore for the first time.  Melinda and Jessica talk about the challenges of not only being a woman but being a young woman.  Kelsey shares her incredible optimism for the future even in trying times.  

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Although not an elected official herself, Helga Reidel is easily one of the most influential public servants in Windsor and Essex County.  As a senior executive and CAO at the City of Windsor followed by becoming CEO of Enwin Utilities, Helga has worked with polticians at every level of government.  Who better to have on our podcast to talk about what it takes to be a leader and how to make a good elected official?  

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Jessica and Melinda talk about their overall impressions of the Ontario Election from the perspective of women observers and they reflect on the interviews with Gemma Grey-Hall, Tamara Stomp, Rachael Mills and Lisa Gretzky.  There are a few statistics at the beginning but hang in there, they are important later.  

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In the final episode of our Ontario Election 2025 series, Melinda talks to sitting NDP Member of Provincial Parliament Lisa Gretzky.  Their conversation ranged from some of Lisa's formative experiences as a young woman to the value of being able to work across the aisle with other women from all parties.  She gives us an inside look into the work of being an MPP and some stories of making connections on the sidewalks during the campaign.   

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In the next in our series on women running in the 2025 Ontario Election, we talk to Rachael Mills, candidate for the NDP in Essex.  Rachael, Jessica, and Melinda discuss whether women are more emotional than men in politics and calling critics in with equal parts kindness and reality.  

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Tamara Stomp, Liberal Candidate for MPP in Essex County joins Melinda and Jessica to talk about how 42 years as a litigator and more than a decade on Kingville Council prepared her for her run for the county seat at Queen's Park.  As a politician and community activist she tells us how she was always driven by issues in the community and keeping her focus on what matters to the people.  

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Gemma Grey-Hall is the NDP Candidate for Windsor-Tecumseh.  She and Melinda talk about how canvassing for Heart and Stroke as a child led to a life long enjoyment of talking to people at the door.  And how being a Black woman informs the work of running for office.  

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Remember when Windsor, Ontario was the worst city to be a woman?  Melinda Munro and Jessica Sartori muse on whether things have changed and if so, for the better.  

Join us as we talk about why we are creating this podcast and why we believe more women need to run for office.  

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