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Brigette DePape: Life After Parliament

Brigette DePape: Life After Parliament

On June 3, 2011, 21-year-old Parliamentary page Brigette DePape held up a "Stop Harper" sign in the middle of the Throne Speech. It got her booted from her job -- and onto the CBC and other venues to speak about the need for resistance at a moment when Stephen Harper's Conservatives had achieved, with their new majority, sweeping powers to change Canada.

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Renegade Page Brigette DePape on Her New Series for Tyee

Renegade Page Brigette DePape on Her New Series for Tyee

Where she's been since her 'Stop Harper' eye grabber, and where she's going.

David Beers / 2 Sep 2011


Brigette DePape: Life After Parliament

Brigette DePape: Life After Parliament

How I spent my Power Summer -- first of my Tyee dispatches from hotbeds of new activism.

Brigette DePape / 2 Sep 2011


Inside the Keystone XL Protests

Inside the Keystone XL Protests

From Washington DC, Brigette DePape's latest Tyee dispatch.

Brigette DePape / 9 Sep 2011


'Taking Back Their Power' on Parliament Hill

'Taking Back Their Power' on Parliament Hill

Some walked for weeks to this rally for missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Brigette DePape's latest dispatch.

Brigette DePape / 22 Sep 2011


 Brigette DePape: Notes on an Occupation

Brigette DePape: Notes on an Occupation

What I experienced across Canada shows me Occupy is just a beginning, says 'Stop Harper' page.

Brigette DePape / 23 Nov 2011


DePape in Durban: Witness to a Tipping Point

DePape in Durban: Witness to a Tipping Point

The underplayed story of the climate summit was the mobilization of global youth.

Brigette DePape / 12 Dec 2011