Sheila Copps: I was raped and sexually assaulted
Former deputy PM says public discourse on sexual harassment and politics inspired her to come forward
Sheila Copps, a former Liberal cabinet minister in Jean Chretien's government, says she was sexually assaulted while serving as an Ontario MPP, and raped in an earlier incident before she was a politician.
Sheila Copps says current public discussions around sexual harassment, politics and the media have inspired her to disclose that she’s been sexually assaulted and raped — in one case, while she was a Member of Provincial Parliament.
