Liberals, Conservatives and Bloc running fewer women than last election [Video]

Three of the four major parties have seen a steep drop in the percentage of female candidates running under their banners this election.

The Liberals, Conservatives and Bloc Québécois are running fewer women and gender-diverse candidates this election compared to 2021, according to data from Equal Voice — a non-partisan organization dedicated to getting more women involved in politics.

This election, women and gender-diverse candidates make up 35 per cent of the Liberal slate, 22 per cent of the Conservative team and 39 per cent of the Bloc’s candidates.

That’s a steep drop from 2021, where 43 per cent of Liberal candidates were women or gender-diverse. For the Conservatives, the number was 33 per cent Conservatives and 47 per cent for the Bloc.

Lindsay Brumwell, Equal Voice’s interim executive director, called the drop “a concerning trend.”

“It’s obviously a problem because if you don’t have enough women and gender-diverse [candidates] …