Goldie Ghamari - March 08, 2020


Happy International Women's Day 2020!

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Length

4 minutes

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Word count

775

Sentence count

32

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Also mentioned:
Christine Elliott

Harmful content

Misogyny

10

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Hate speech

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Summary

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In honour of International Women's Day, former Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott joins me to talk about the importance of women in politics, her journey to becoming a minister, and her advice for young girls thinking about entering politics.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 We need more women involved in politics. We make up half of the population. There's 1.00
00:00:11.160 no reason why we can't have a 50-50 balance in the legislature. Women often 1.00
00:00:17.220 feel that they aren't qualified, that they can't do it. You can. Absolutely you 1.00
00:00:21.840 can. Go for it. Follow your passion and make the difference that you want to make.
00:00:25.620 try new things and don't be afraid to fail because you cannot explore new
00:00:31.680 opportunities if you are constantly worried about what if I can't do it so
00:00:36.900 the advice that I would give to a girl thinking about entering politics is to
00:00:40.260 never sell yourself short don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it
00:00:45.000 prove them wrong and show them that you can do it believe in yourself make sure
00:00:50.620 that you don't compromise your values, make sure that you give time to those
00:00:55.960 who love you and support you. My mother inspired me the most. She was a
00:01:00.940 businesswoman in the 50s when women weren't in business and it didn't stop 1.00
00:01:05.000 her. In fact she was a strong community leader and that inspired me that women
00:01:10.620 can do anything they want to do. Someone who's thinking of getting into politics, 1.00
00:01:14.300 anyone, girl or white, but especially for girls, is that you can do it. I mean look
00:01:20.080 Look at the house today, look at where we are in the chamber, there are so many very 0.56
00:01:23.740 inspiring women on all sides.
00:01:25.960 Go for it, don't worry about what people say about you or what they think about you, as
00:01:31.860 long as you are in it for the right reasons and as long as you rely on your qualifications
00:01:37.100 and your expertise and as long as you're honest with people, that's all that matters.
00:01:40.920 So you know, get involved, have your say, you know, it doesn't matter what political
00:01:45.520 stripe you are, the whole thing is to learn and know the facts, right?
00:01:49.400 always hear a lot of rumors and innuendos out there but make sure you you know know what you're
00:01:53.240 talking about and and learn and research and ask some great questions i have four girls and one boy
00:01:59.560 and i'll say they all inspire me but i get my self-worth from my kids and the girls and i learn
00:02:05.720 the most about myself from my girl so i'm a practicing lawyer by background and as a practicing
00:02:11.720 lawyer i was a specialist in trial advocacy which means you know you're in a courtroom and you're
00:02:16.760 You're on your feet and you're talking all the time, arguing and debating ideas and definitely
00:02:23.220 that has been helpful for me in this line of work.
00:02:26.920 The woman that inspired me most is of course my mother.
00:02:31.000 She is hardworking and she's multitasking and this is what I learned exactly from her.
00:02:38.520 Definitely my mother.
00:02:40.160 She is a retired teacher and now pretty much a stay-at-home mom to my four kids and helps 0.98
00:02:45.740 around the house doing everything with the kids and has always been there to
00:02:49.460 provide that guiding support and principle in my life.
00:02:52.700 There's so many young women who are putting their names forward, who are
00:02:56.660 involved in politics, whether it's the staff level or themselves on a ballot
00:03:02.300 or have a chair. We need loud female voices and we have such an incredible 0.99
00:03:09.080 caucus. So my advice is just go for it. Reach out to other female politicians. I 1.00
00:03:13.460 know we're always here looking to increase the number of women in politics
00:03:17.080 alongside of us so reach out to any of us and know that there's always supports
00:03:21.380 there for you. You have to have thick skin it is it's a blood sport it really
00:03:27.320 is know what you want to do make sure this is exactly what you want to do
00:03:32.660 because you will be under a microscope and people are not always friendly but
00:03:39.080 it's still the best job I've ever had. The advice I would give to a girl entering
00:03:43.340 politics is to do it. We need more female voices at Queen's Park, we need more 1.00
00:03:48.620 female voices in Ottawa, we need young girls to see themselves as politicians
00:03:54.580 and I hope that more and more girls will consider a career in politics. I would
00:03:59.780 say don't forget to be confident and that you have a voice and certainly you
00:04:04.100 have an opinion and never be afraid to speak up. Very much admire and learn from
00:04:08.240 Christine Elliott. She's poised, she's full of grace, and she's very effective in terms of her
00:04:15.840 role as Minister of Health as well as her Deputy Premier. Happy International Women's Day!