BU prof calls Caldwell’s bias accusation sexist
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This article was published 11/04/2016 (3839 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A Brandon University professor is calling out a local candidate for comments he made about her during an interview.
Kelly Saunders, an associate professor of political science, told CBC News on Friday that she saw “winds of changes” coming for Brandon East — which has been an NDP stronghold since 1969.
The constituency’s NDP incumbent, Drew Caldwell, dismissed her analysis and slammed Saunders for her previous work as a Tory staffer.
“There’s a political bias in everything that Kelly brings to the table,” Caldwell told CBC.
On Saturday, Saunders told The Brandon Sun she was disappointed in Caldwell’s comments and says the situation would be different if she was a man.
“I found it to be inappropriate and sexist,” she said. “You find this often, with women who are in politics … rather than dealing with issues at hand, whenever there’s opposing opinions males often tend to undermine the credibility of women.”
Saunders has taught at BU for 12 years and has previously worked in several areas of provincial politics — including as a staffer for former PC MLA Jim McCrae from 1990-92.
“I’ve never made bones about the fact that I’ve done all kinds of (political) work in my past,” Saunders said. “All of that goes into my understanding of how the political process works.”
Saunders says her analysis was informed by a December Probe Research Poll that showed 18 per cent voter support for Caldwell as well as changing demographics in Brandon East.
“I’m looking at the polls and I’m looking at what I’m hearing and, no question, a lot can change in the next 10 days … but I call things as I see them in politics,” She said. “Bias has never been raised as an issue.”
Caldwell didn’t want to comment after being contacted by The Sun over the weekend.
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