Women Of The Year: 33 Canadians Who Rocked 2017

For being the first woman mayor of Montreal: Voters in Montreal did a double take this fall when the only woman running for mayor did so under the slogan: “The man for the job.” Valérie Plante grabbed their attention with that phrase, but won their votes with her progressive ideas and approachability in a city eager for change after years of scandal-plagued local government run by incumbent Denis Coderre. —S.B.