WATCH: Hillary Clinton steps onto the stage in #Toronto to cheers & applause. She'll offer an inside look at her 2016 Presidential campaign. pic.twitter.com/Ob5T7UYzTf
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Former American presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told an appreciative crowd on Thursday that more women in politics is the way to overcome the sexism that pervades the political world, and that democracy is under assault.
The Democrat was in Toronto _ part of a 15-city tour that will also include Montreal and Vancouver _ to promote her new best-selling memoir, ``What Happened,'' in which she describes her stunning loss in last year's election to political newcomer, Republican Donald Trump, a man often criticized as a misogynist.
``The only way to get sexism out of politics is to get more women into politics,'' Clinton said. ``I want more women in politics so our politics is more representative.''
Many reasons exist why politics can be a downright infuriating prospect for women, she said, citing the example a group of men sitting around a table deciding what health care women need.
At the same time, she said, politics can also be immensely rewarding by providing women a voice at the table and she praised Prime Minister Trudeau for appointing Canada's first gender-balanced cabinet.
``I especially appreciate Canada's commitment to an open and diverse society that welcomes immigrants,'' she said to loud applause as she opened her speech.
In fact, she joked that she had received many suggestions to relocate to Canada. While she won't be moving, she did enjoy her summer vacation in Quebec, she said.