# The Firsts I S. 3 Ep. 16

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Podcast: [Beyond a Ballot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-ballot-6567846)
Published: 2026-03-06T15:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this International Women’s Day special episode, The Firsts, we sit down with two trailblazers who helped reshape Canadian politics from opposite sides of the aisle: Deborah Grey and Sheila Copps. Grey made history as the first Member of Parliament elected for the Reform Party, helping spark a political movement that would later transform Canada’s conservative landscape, while Copps became Canada’s first female Deputy Prime Minister under Jean Chrétien and served in senior cabinet roles inc...

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