Public Works lists 29 women who should have buildings named for them
OTTAWA — The federal government has a list of 29 prominent Canadian women it thinks deserve to have buildings named in their honour, but very little has been done with it.
Status of Women prepared the list of historic female figures more than four years ago for Rona Ambrose, who at that time was the public works minister for the previous Conservative government.
The list includes women’s rights activist Nellie McClung, former Supreme Court justice Bertha Wilson, former governor general Jeanne Sauve and novelist Gabrielle Roy.
Nicolas Boucher, a spokesman for Public Services and Procurement Canada, said the government is still thinking about what to do with it.