And yet no one claimed Ritz and Maestro (and many other awful ministers) were appointed because they were men - or failed because they were men.

As I originally noted - the sexism of always_skeptical's post and similar minded posters is "hidden" from them.

In fact Ritz was kept on by Harper even though he should never have been appointed to cabinet in the first place.  Trudeau had an embarrassment of riches in the education and life skills of his potentiality cabinet ministers - yet the 'gender parity" talking point is all Cons latch on to.

I guess the issues of cultural heritage are just too complex for Conservatives.  Bless their wee hearts.