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Bird Commission's 30th anniversary
Broadcast Date: March 8, 2001
On International Women's Day 30 years after the Bird Commission's final report, CBC Radio's This Morning's Ralph Benmergui hosts a panel to evaluate progress and change. He speaks to Monique Bégin, former executive secretary of the Commission, and historian Barbara Freeman on what's been implemented, what's been neglected and differences in the old versus the new generation of feminists.Bird Commission's 30th anniversary
• In 1992 the federal government commemorated the first official Women's History Month in Canada.Bird Commission's 30th anniversary
Medium: Radio
Program: This Morning
Broadcast Date: March 8, 2001
Guest(s): Monique Bégin, Barbara Freeman
Host: Ralph Benmergui
Duration: 6:24
Last updated:
March 6, 2008
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Two weeks before the Royal Commission is officially set in motion, Prime Minister Pearson and chairperson Florence Bird discuss their goals.
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The Bird Commission has been in full swing for just over one month now and the subject of what women want is regarded with equal measures of derision and passion.
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