Replaced By Player English Français Floor Wide Player Headline Politics Coalition Aims to Make Gender Rights Key Issue in 2019 Election

Representatives from a national coalition of women’s rights and gender equality organizations speak in Ottawa about Up for Debate, a campaign which aims to ensure gender rights is a key issue for the 2019 federal election. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois MP Monique Pauzé and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May also make remarks in support of the campaign.

The coalition is calling on all federal party leaders to take part in a national debate focused on women’s rights and gender equality. The last time federal party leaders held a debate on women’s issues was during the 1984 federal election campaign. The Up for Debate campaign was launched in 2015 as Canada headed into a federal election. (May 29, 2019) (no interpretation)