Jane Philpott

Saying no to power: The resignations of women cabinet members

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 The Canadian Progressive

The recent resignations from the Trudeau cabinet by Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott confirm the limits of Canadian liberalism, as did suffragist Mary Ellen Smith’s 1921 resignation from the British Columbia cabinet.

Jane Philpott resigns from Trudeau cabinet over SNC-Lavalin affair: Full statement

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 The Canadian Progressive

Treasury Board President Jane Philpott today resigned from cabinet over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s questionable handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair.

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