Your pettiness only makes me feel more sorry for you…
Last night was ridiculous. I am normally a pretty calm person; in fact, I don’t think there are many people who have even seen me get mad or angry. But last night was just too petty for me not to say anything. If people want to be petty towards me because of the political decisions I have made in the past, go right head but don’t take it out on Young Liberals under the age of 19. If you are going to host a post-election party and have the OYL pay for food, I think it is only fitting that ALL OYLers should have the right to attend…
The Liberal Party needs to work together, rebuild this party, and bring it back to policy roots. If you are too concerned about gripping on to a title instead of actually do something with it. Move on.
If your going to stand in a position of responsiblity:
posted by Sarah Wong at 12:54 PM
5 Comments:
Happy International Women's Day Sarah
Your rants are good. Keep ranting. I'm not sure who 'You' is but many discussions have been happening on Liblogs about open membership rules, leadership rules etc. executives not controlling i.e. manipulating the process. Now's the time. A lot of people feel the same way.
Anyway, for International Woman's Day I challenge all Liberals and potential Liberals to think of a female candidate for leadership for every male they consider.
I challenge them to examine membership rules and practices (perhaps like you have discribed) that create barriers to female participation and deter them from seeking or obtaining elected office.
I have put forward the Louise Frechette as a possible Leadership candidate. She is Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, the highest post ever held by a woman. Her term expires MArch 31st.
I also have asked that Liberals seriously consider Martha HAll Findlay and Belinda Stronach for leadership today without bias.
I love to hear your comments on these and other issues. You can visit my blog, shoshanab.blogspot.com or you can e-mail me.
Happy International Woman's Day
Cheers, Shoshana
Happy International Women's Day Shoshana...and to others…
Thanks for commenting :)
I am one of the first people who love to see a strong minority female raise up in the ranks of the party ;)...
...but as a woman and a minority, I would never want people to support me for that sole reason of gender and ethnicity. I would want people to believe in me because I was capable of and not because of my gender. I am all about policy and policy will be my directing guide in leadership of the party.
My rant wasn’t about membership rules, but rather the poor treatment from a sadden power monger. The type of people the party needs to move away from.
But I agree with you, the study of politics needs to abolish barriers to female participation...we represent 50% of the population and should have an equal voice in politics.
Happy International Woman's Day
Sarah
O of Ottawa Liberals kind of said the same thing to my comment, that no one should be supported because of their gender.
I responded that I actually mean quite the opposite that gender should play no role in elected office whatsoever. If that were the case we would have about 51% female representation in elected office.
Power Mongers or people who benefit from existing frameworks within organizatons are often if ot always the dominant members of a society. The machine works for them.
No one should vote for you because you are a woman or a visible minority, but will they get the chance to vote for you? Will somene 'approach' you for leadership, as we see happening now. Are there not 100 moe qualified women in the party than Dalton McGuinty's brother forp example. But he's been 'approached'. They have been M.P.'s for the same time and are about the same age. She's a doctor, he's not. She's a woman of colour he's not.
No one can vote for her because she's a woman of colour, because they won't get the chance.
Sorry, Ruby Dhalla's name got cut out of my post for some reason. THat's who I'm comparing Mr. McGuinty to.
Hey SArah,
It's me again. WHat do you think about this? Let me knowon my blog its linked now "Shoshana"
Draft Frechette for Leadership
Does Anyone running for leadership have as many qualifications as this woman?
Louise Fréchette is the first Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. A national of Canada, she assumed her duties on 2 March 1998, after having been appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.The post of Deputy Secretary-General was established by the General Assembly at the end of 1997 as part of the reform of the United Nations, to help manage Secretariat operations and to ensure coherence of activities and programmes. The purpose was also to elevate the Organization’s profile and leadership in the economic and social spheres. The Deputy Secretary-General assists the Secretary-General in the full range of his responsibilities and also may represent the United Nations at conferences and official functions. She chairs the Steering Committee on Reform and Management Policy and the Advisory Board of the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), which handles relations with the foundation set up by Ted Turner in support of the United Nations.
Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Fréchette was the Deputy Minister of National Defence of Canada from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that, she was Associate Deputy Minister in her country’s Department of Finance. She served as Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations from 1992 to 1995. Ms. Fréchette began her career in 1971 in Canada’s Department of External Affairs. She was part of her country’s delegation to the General Assembly in 1972, and then served as Second Secretary at the Canadian Embassy in Athens until 1975. From 1975 to 1977, Ms. Fréchette worked in the European Affairs Division in Canada’s Department of External Affairs.
Returning to Europe, she served as First Secretary at the Canadian Mission to the United Nations in Geneva from 1978 to 1982. During that period, she participated in a session of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Madrid from November 1980 to July 1981.After serving as Deputy Director of the Trade Policy Division in the Department of External Affairs from 1982 to 1983, Ms. Fréchette became Director of the European Summit Division from 1983 to 1985. She received her first ambassadorship in 1985, serving as Canada’s ambassador to Argentina with concurrent accreditation to Uruguay and Paraguay.Ms. Fréchette was named Assistant Deputy Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Department of External Affairs and international trade in October 1988. In that capacity, she directed a review of Canada’s relations with the region, which led to Canada’s entry into the Organization of American States (OAS). In January 1991 she became Assistant Deputy Minister for Economic Policy and Trade Competitiveness.
Ms. Fréchette received a Bachelor of Arts degree from College Basile Moreau. She earned a degree in history from the University of Montreal in 1970 and a post-graduate diploma in economic studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium in 1978. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Kyung Hee University in Seoul, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, and Laval University, Québec. In 1998, she was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada.Born in Montreal on 16 July 1946, Ms. Fréchette is single. She speaks French, English and Spanish.
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