OCEOTA Executive Members Jessica Ho and Alicia Szewczyk-Chan joined President Pat Dixon and other Provincial ETFO representatives in attending The Equal Voice gala in Ottawa on November 28th, when her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, spoke alongside distinguished journalist Lisa LaFlamme.
Equal Voice is a national, multi-partisan organization that—since 2001—has been advocating for the equal representation of women in Canada’s Parliament, in provincial and territorial legislatures, and on municipal and band councils.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman, Bloc Québécois MP Andréanne Larouche, and NDP MP Rachel Blaney also give remarks.