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Tête à tête
Sheila Copps
The Revue Politique “Tête à Tête” series delves into the lives of newsmakers, movers and shakers. In these in-depth and personal conversations, Pierre Donais sits down with guests to discuss their life experiences and to reveal what drives them today. In this episode, Pierre speaks with Sheila Copps, a former federal Liberal cabinet minister. Ms. Copps began her professional life as a journalist. She got her start in politics working on the provincial political scene in Ontario. In 1981, she was elected as the Liberal MPP for the Ontario riding of Hamilton Centre. In 1984, she switched to federal politics and became the Liberal MP for the Hamilton East constituency. She held different ministerial portfolios including Minister of the Environment and Canadian Heritage minister,and she was the first female deputy prime minister. Since leaving politics, she has returned to her former passion, journalism, and regularly writes columns for various Canadian daily newspapers.