‘True leadership’: Nova Scotia politicians remember icon Alexa McDonough
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Stephen Kimber echoed that for many Nova Scotians, McDonough was something more than a political party leader. “Alexa was ‘Alexa’ to people who were not NDP supporters.”
Known across Canada simply as “Alexa,” former federal and N.S. NDP leader Alexa McDonough is being remembered by former colleagues and the public as a trailblazer for women in politics.
One of those women is Megan Leslie, who succeeded McDonough as a Member of Parliament for Halifax in 2008. She was saddened to hear of McDonough’s passing on Saturday.
“I hope her family understands the gift that Alexa was to so many of us,” said Leslie.
“I’m very grateful that they, in a way, shared her with us.”
Leslie, who is now the CEO of World Wildlife Fund Canada, says McDonough changed her perspective on politicians early on in her career.
“The memory in my soul, is how she really was this leader who would boldly go, and then turn around and reach out her hand to bring others with her,” Leslie said.
McDonough was the first woman to lead a major political party in the country, leading the Nova Scotia NDP from 1980 to 1994, and later the federal NDP from 1997 to 2002.
She is credited with laying the groundwork for Nova Scotia’s 2009 Dexter NDP government and the Jack Layton “Orange Wave” in 2011.
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