The East York Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee is now accepting nominations for the 26th Annual Agnes Macphail Award. Agnes Campbell Macphail was the first woman elected to the House of Commons (1921) and the first seated in the Ontario Legislature (1943). During her years in office, Agnes Macphail focussed on issues of equality rights and social justice. Nominees must be a resident of the former Borough of East York and an outstanding volunteer leader in community life in areas including, but not limited to: women’s rights, fairness to seniors, criminal justice and penal reform, international peace and disarmament and to adequate housing, health care and education. Nomination forms are available in public buildings in East York. The deadline for nominations is midnight, Thursday, February 7, 2019 to Councillor Paula Fletcher, councillor_fletcher@toronto.ca , 416 392 4060.
