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Lisa Marie Barron

Lisa Marie Barron
MP
Member of Parliament
for Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byPaul Manly
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyNew Democratic Party

Lisa Marie Barron is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. She was elected to represent the riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1][2] She is a member of the New Democratic Party. Before she won election at the federal level, Barron was a School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith board trustee and an employee of local public schools.[3]

Prior to her election, Lisa Marie worked in a variety of community and social work settings including as a community school coordinator, School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith board trustee, women's centre coordinator, and youth mental health and supportive recovery navigator. In 2023, she ran uncontested and successfully secured the nomination for the NDP representative in the next federal election.[4]

In the 44th Canadian Parliament, Lisa Marie served as the NDP Caucus Vice Chair[5], Critic for Fisheries and Oceans Canada and member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, Critic for Democratic Reform[6] as well as Deputy Critic for Mental Health and Substance Use.[7]

Policy Positions and Advocacy

Fisheries and Oceans

  • Getting open net pen fish farms out of the water
    • Lisa Marie has advocated for a transition away from open net pen salmon farming in Canadian Pacific waters.[8] In May 2022, two years before the Liberal government announced a planned transition to closed-containment facilities, she introduced Bill C-258[9] which if adopted would have mandated this transition.
  • Removing polluting derelict and abandoned vessels from the water
    • As a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, Lisa Marie initiated a study into the problem of derelict and abandoned vessels in Canadian waters[10]. She also introduced Bill C-344[11], which if adopted would have enshrined in legislation a national strategy to address the problem.[12]
  • Keeping Lighthouse Keepers stationed along our coasts  
    • in 2024, Lisa Marie advocated against the closure of lighthouses on Vancouver Island.[13] The closure was opposed by UCTE (the union representing lighthouse workers), as well as First Nations and municipal representatives [14][15] who raised concerns about insufficient consultation, and decreased marine safety.  

Mental Health and Addictions

In June 2022, MP Barron put forward Motion M-61 National warning label strategy for alcoholic products[16]. This motion called for a national warning label strategy for alcoholic products to better inform Canadians about alcohol being “a major driver of morbidity and mortality in Canada” and a “significant, modifiable contributor to many diseases including cancers.” [17]

Lisa Marie has also jointly seconded her colleague MP Alistair MacGregor’s Bill, advocating for a national strategy on brain injuries as a major consequence of toxic substance use is a traumatic brain injury[18].  For every overdose death, it is estimated there are 20 to 30 non-fatal overdoses, according to Dr. Elizabeth Plant, a Cowichan Valley-based family physician who specializes in addiction treatment, crucially, these non-fatal overdoses — and the related brain injuries — are not tracked or counted in any statistical analysis [19]

MP Barron has advocated for increased support for individuals facing substance use challenges[20]. Given the severe impacts of the toxic drug crisis, particularly in Nanaimo-Ladysmith, addressing this issue has been a key focus for Barron including jointly seconding, MP Gord John’s Bill C-216[21] .

Electoral Reform

Lisa Marie is an advocate for electoral reform in Canada. As the NDP critic for Democratic Reform, she has actively pushed for changes to the electoral system to ensure it better represents the diverse voices of Canadians. Barron introduced Motion M-86 in June 2023 which called for the creation of a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform[22] This assembly would be composed of randomly selected citizens to study and recommend improvements to the current electoral system.

The motion garnered national media attention, was supported by Fair Vote Canada[23], and received votes in favour by members of every federal party[24].

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Lisa Marie Barron 19,826 28.8 +5.2 $79,614.79
Conservative Tamara Kronis 18,627 27.1 +1.2 $134,837.55
Green Paul Manly 17,640 25.7 -8.9 $118,140.35
Liberal Michelle Corfield 9,314 13.5 -0.1 $33,839.39
People's Stephen Welton 3,358 4.9 +3.4 $8,293.38
Total valid votes/Expense limit 68,765 99.6 – $133,040.55
Total rejected ballots 277 0.4
Turnout 69,042 64.0
Eligible voters 107,926
New Democratic gain from Green Swing +2.0
Source: Elections Canada[25]

References

  1. ^ "Winners declared for last 2 B.C. ridings, giving Liberals and NDP another seat each". CBC. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Barron elected Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP after mail-in ballots counted". Nanaimo Bulletin. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mail-in ballots confirm NDP's Lisa Marie Barron as new Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP". NanaimoNewsNOW. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "2024 - A Year of Unprecedented Advances by Jagmeet Singh and our Member of Parliament Lisa Marie Barron". us4.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  5. ^ "Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP named as new-vice chairperson of NDP caucus". Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  6. ^ "Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP named NDP's critic for democratic reform". Nanaimo News Bulletin. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  7. ^ "Your NDP Team". Canada's NDP. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  8. ^ "Ottawa accused of stalling on campaign vow to end ocean fish farms in B.C. - The Globe and Mail". web.archive.org. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  9. ^ "Animal Law Digest: Canada Edition: Issue 11: New Federal Bill Seeks to Phase Out Open Net Aquaculture Practices". The Brooks Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  10. ^ Banting, Jacob (2024-09-26). "Derelict vessel graveyards: A growing problem • Georgia Strait Alliance". Georgia Strait Alliance. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  11. ^ "C-344 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  12. ^ Dean-Simmons, Barb (June 27, 2023). "Beef up that Act! NDP member says Ottawa needs to do better to clean up, and prevent improper disposal of boats". PNI Atlantic News. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  13. ^ Stoltz, Dean (2024-10-26). ""Tough day": Two island lighthouses close after seismic report". CHEK. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  14. ^ Stoltz, Dean (2024-08-30). "ACRD opposes federal government plan to de-staff two lighthouses". CHEK. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  15. ^ "Staffing at 2 B.C. lighthouses to end following safety concerns". The Canadian Press. July 31, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  16. ^ Barron, Lisa Marie (June 20, 2022). "M-61 National warning label strategy for alcoholic products". ourcommons.ca. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Should alcohol have warning labels? B.C. MP says yes in crafted private motion". Victoria News. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  18. ^ "Lisa Marie Barron, "National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act" on June 6th, 2024 | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  19. ^ Chadwick, Julie (2023-12-16). "Vancouver Island's 'hidden epidemic' and those fighting to understand it". The Discourse. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  20. ^ "Search: MP: "lisa-marie-barron" substance abuse | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  21. ^ "C-216 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  22. ^ "M-86 Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform 44th Parliament, 1st Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  23. ^ "National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform". National Citizens Assembly. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  24. ^ "National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform". National Citizens Assembly. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  25. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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