Riccardo Filippone, Macleans.ca: They said it was just a dream for a woman to rise to the highest executive levels of a national union. Peggy did it. They said it was just a dream for a woman to handle major auto sector negotiations in North America. Peggy did it.
They said it was just a dream for same-sex couples to share employment benefits and for workers to have employer-provided childcare. Peggy bargained those.
They said it was just a dream to turn a Liberal stronghold in Toronto's west end orange at all three levels of government, then reclaim the federal seat from Gerard Kennedy. Peggy did it.
They said it was just a dream for the fourth party's Industry Critic to take on the American military industrial complex and force the government to block the first foreign takeover in Canada's history. In 2008, Peggy did that, too.
They told Jack to stop dreaming about Quebec because we couldn't win there. Look at us now.
People who weave these stories have obviously learned nothing from history. Never underestimate the grassroots of a progressive movement. Never underestimate the wisdom and courage of a united NDP. And never, ever underestimate the tenacity of a woman who has spent a lifetime fighting, building, and leading for change.
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