Philpott praises Trudeau's gender-balanced cabinet, days after quitting it cdnpoli
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OTTAWA — Jane Philpott credited Justin Trudeau with transforming Canada by naming a gender-balanced cabinet, mere days after she quit the prime minister's inner circle. "If you've come here today hoping that you're going to hear me directly comment on the political events of the past weeks, you're going to be disappointed," Philpott said, spurring laughs.Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, who co-hosts the annual event, quipped that this year's attendance looked to be the strongest yet.
On Friday, she warned against minimizing gender-based discrimination and acknowledged her own privilege, growing up"white and able-bodied, in a home free of violence, in a country with publicly funded primary and secondary education."Philpott was a family physician for 30 years before running federally in 2015.
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