Deachman: Catherine McKenna's dark and cautionary optimism of running like a girl | Unpublished
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Author: Bruce Deachman
Publication Date: October 12, 2025 - 04:00

Deachman: Catherine McKenna's dark and cautionary optimism of running like a girl

October 12, 2025
I first met Catherine McKenna at a dinner party hosted by a mutual friend during the run-up to the 2015 federal election. I knew I wouldn’t be voting for her, although my reasons weren’t ideological. Her opponent, Ottawa Centre incumbent Paul Dewar, had been a friend of mine since we were teenagers. He was a pickup hockey teammate and a teacher to both my kids at Hopewell school. On top of all that, I admired what he stood for. Read More

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