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  "path": "/2026/02/20/opinion/flora-macdonald-progressive-conservatives-retrospective",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T01:55:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nationalobserver.com",
  "textContent": "February 22 will mark exactly 50 years since Flora MacDonald ran for leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. First elected as the MP for Kingston and the Islands in 1972, she was viewed as a moderate who opposed capital punishment and supported equal rights for women.",
  "title": "Fifty years ago, Flora MacDonald made history with the Progressive Conservatives"
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