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Introducing Carole James
Carole James is the leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia and the current Leader of the Official Opposition. Before being elected Leader of the NDP, Mrs. James was the Director of Child and Family Services for Carrier Sekani Family Services, an agency serving First Nations communities throughout the North in the area of child welfare. Before that, she worked for the government leading the development of a province-wide child care program, was the President of the BC School Trustee Association, and a school trustee in Greater Victoria for 11 years. Mrs. James was born in England and emigrated to Canada at a young age. She lives in Victoria with her husband and has a son and a daughter. As NDP Leader during the 2005 election, Mrs. James led the party to win 33 seats, up from only 2 in 2001. As Opposition Leader, she has worked to build a ‘compassionate and fiscally responsible’ alternative to the Liberals. She is proud that her party has spoken out for ‘average British Columbians’ including seniors, working people and the taxpayer. As part of her ‘far-reaching agenda for change’, Mrs. James would like to:
NEWS ARTICLES As leader of the fractious NDP, James does not lack toughness | Vancouver Sun Growing up in the 70s, campaigning in 2009 | The Globe and Mail FROM CAROLE JAMES Carole James’ Bio at NDP Website HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE NDP LEADER __________ Note: This is a post that appears on the student site as part of our resources for students. Please direct your students to visit the site to find everything they need in advance of Student Vote Day. It will be updated regularly as we have more material to share! Posted in Campaign News, Party Leaders | You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Trackback from your own site. 2 Responses to “Introducing Carole James”
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