Thirty-five female students will be given a trip to Ottawa to see the inner-workings of Parliament this November as part of a program run by McGill’s Political Science Student’s Association, titled “Women in House.” With over one hundred applicants, the program must narrow down the recipients to a few women interested in the Canadian electoral process and women in politics. The selected students are provided with a free trip to Ottawa in late November.
The Hon. Dr. Carolyn Bennett will be addressing the Women in House program recipients. A Liberal Member of Parliament representing Toronto, Bennett has held her seat in Ottawa since 1997. She recently withdrew her candidacy from the highly-contested Liberal leadership race, and now supports Bob Rae. A non-Jew and McGill graduate, Bennett was chair of the Canada-Israel Friendship Group from 1999 to 2003, and is a member of Liberal Parliamentarians for Israel. Bennett has also practiced medicine in Toronto.
When contacted by email, Bennett emphasized her leadership of the Canada-Israel Friendship group for 5 years, and mentioned that she has been to Israel six times. She also highlighted that she will be addressing all the Women in House students in Ottawa at the end of one of the days of the program.