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Ex-cabinet minister Begin remembered as 'trailblazer' for female politicians

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September 11, 2023

Ex-cabinet minister Begin remembered as 'trailblazer' for female politicians

Source: Toronto Sun

Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Begin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87.

In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Begin a “trailblazer for Canadian women.” Her election to Parliament in 1972 made her one of the first of three women from Quebec to serve in the House of Commons, he said.

Click here to read the full article published by Toronto Sun on 10 September 2023.

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Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Begin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87.

In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Begin a “trailblazer for Canadian women.” Her election to Parliament in 1972 made her one of the first of three women from Quebec to serve in the House of Commons, he said.

Click here to read the full article published by Toronto Sun on 10 September 2023.

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