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The Canadian parliamentary cross-party effort to help ‘the most at-risk women in the world right now’

A group of six MPs from all parties has been working behind the scenes since mid-2022 to bring nine Afghan women parliamentarians to safety in Canada. After one of the women was murdered, the Canadians chose to go public with their efforts.

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BY CHELSEA NASH
February 13, 2023

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Senator Marilou McPhedran will use her experience to engage her Senate colleagues in special dialogues. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she’s 'more committed than ever to advocate for nuclear disarmament as the only way to a secure world.' NDP MP Heather McPherson wants to develop a nuclear disarmament caucus in Parliament.

The Canadian parliamentary cross-party effort to help ‘the most at-risk women in the world right now’

A group of six MPs from all parties has been working behind the scenes since mid-2022 to bring nine Afghan women parliamentarians to safety in Canada. After one of the women was murdered, the Canadians chose to go public with their efforts.

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