Lisa Marie Barron

Lisa Marie Barron is a School Board Trustee, community development specialist, and proud mother of two teenage children. As a long-time resident of Nanaimo–Ladysmith, and the traditional territories of the Coast Salish People, Lisa Marie is a champion for social and environmental justice in our communities.

All of Lisa Marie’s work is deeply rooted in the belief that when we take care of one another and the land we live on, we build healthier, happier, and more sustainable communities. She has served her community as a School Board Trustee since 2018 and has made sure students, and families, are always put first. Lisa Marie saw how difficult the pandemic was for students. When they needed help the most, she fought for the safety and wellbeing of students, teachers, school staff, and families. Lisa Marie knows that alongside Jagmeet Singh and the NDP we must keep fighting for young people and make sure they get the support they need to succeed as part of Canada’s COVID recovery.

In her work as a Youth and Family Navigator, Lisa Marie assists those struggling with addictions
– who have been left behind by federal inaction to address the opioid crisis. Through Lisa
Marie’s community development local business, she has worked alongside municipal
governments and non-profits to better deliver resources to individuals experiencing poverty,
homelessness, mental illness, and addiction. She is always trying to find new ways to help people more, which is why she is currently defending her Master’s Degree in Community Development at the University of Victoria.

Lisa Marie understands that social and climate justice must be built into everything we do. She is ready to fight for you in Ottawa and make sure the federal government protects our coasts from pipelines and invests in habitat restoration and protection. Lisa Marie grounds all her work in her connection to the land and an understanding that we need to fight the climate crisis like the emergency it is, invest in a just transition for workers with good, sustainable jobs, and take meaningful steps towards reconciliation alongside Indigenous peoples. Lisa Marie is ready to fight for you as your Member of Parliament and ensure that Nanaimo-Ladysmith has stronger representation.

Lisa Marie has brought dedication and passion to all her work. A former member of CUPE 606, she’s been an advocate for workers’ rights. She has also served as Chair of
the Education Committee and represents Nanaimo–Ladysmith as the Provincial Council
Representative for the British Columbia School Trustee Association (BCSTA).

I made the decision to run in the 2018 election here in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding as school board trustee because I felt that I had something to contribute to our community, and perspective that was missing from the discussion. I was, and continue to be, driven with a passion to advocate and fight for our community’s most vulnerable students. I was successfully elected as trustee where I remain today doing the work of representing our riding’s students and community.

I am running in this election to be MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith because of my children. I want this community and this planet to be better for them and for everyone’s children. I am ready to stand up for the most vulnerable in this community and to stand up for bold climate action now. And I am running because Nanaimo-Ladysmith is my home. It is where I have raised my two teenage children and where I have worked, fought and advocated within the community for over 26 years.

I also strongly believe that we need a government that is willing to take real action, not just talk on issues that matter to us here in Nanaimo-Ladysmith. And our community deserves stronger representation in Ottawa and stronger action pushing for change. Jagmeet and the New Democrats are fighting for people and the environment everyday and I am ready to join them in Ottawa to continue to fight for you.

Our community has unique needs. And we deserve stronger representation in Ottawa. This election is a choice between Justin Trudeau who will continue to protect the profits of big oil - or Jagmeet Singh and the NDP who will fight the climate emergency for real and stop pretending. We need to make different choices, better choices for us all.

And I am ready to join Jagmeet and the rest of the team in Ottawa to fight for this community and ensure stronger representation.

My priorities stem from my day to day as a member of this community, as a mother, as someone who works on the ground, I am seeing people in our community unfortunately being negatively impacted by a number of crisis.

First and foremost, we are in a climate crisis. I have friends and family in this riding have their go bags packed and ready to go fearful that their homes may be next to burn down. While Trudeau purchased a pipeline, the NDP will eliminate subsidies to big fossil fuel companies. We will set a target of reducing Canada’s emissions by at least 50% from 2005 levels by 2030, reaching further wherever possible to account for Canada’s fair share. Reaching net-zero by 2050 means taking action now.

People are telling me that it is getting too expensive to live here. And I’ve experienced it myself.
Housing, groceries, dental care, medications. People need relief, especially after this pandemic.
That’s why the NDP has been fighting for pharmacare head to toe, for more affordable housing and clean effective transportation system. We will also fight to make sure the ultrarich pay their fair share. People should not be profiting off the backs of everyday people in a pandemic.

Its shameful and unacceptable that it has been over 6 years of talk by Trudeau's government, and only 10 of 94 Truth and Reconciliation of Canada's recommendations have been implemented. It's time we had a government that took reconciliation seriously. The NDP have committed to putting reconciliation at the forefront of all of our decisions. In addition, we have committed to $500 million to support Indigenous-led stewardship programs to advance reconciliation and protect the land, water and forests, including old growth.

The NDP has a proven track record of fighting for people AND fighting for our planet.
I am ready to fight with Jagmeet and the NDP, to provide Nanaimo-Ladysmith with the strong voice we deserve, to get the work done.