Kathy Corrigan
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Kathy Corrigan is a Canadian
politician, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
in the 2009 provincial election
. A member of the BC New Democratic Party, she was elected to represent the riding of Burnaby-Deer Lake
. In the 39th Parliament
, with her party forming the official opposition, Corrigan acted as the critic for the 2010 Winter Olympics
and women's issues, and following the 2011 BC NDP leadership election
the critic for Public Safety, Solicitor General and women's issues. She served on the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts in all four sessions and the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations in the final two sessions.
Prior to becoming a MLA, Corrigan worked as a policy researcher for the Canadian Union of Public Employees
and the Hospital Employees' Union
and as a lawyer previously. She graduated from the University of British Columbia Law School
in 1978 and married fellow law student Derek Corrigan
. After having their first child, Kathy decided to leave the law profession and become a homemaker. Derek went on to be elected to the Burnaby City Council
in 1987 and become mayor in 2002, while Kathy was elected to the Burnaby School Board
for three terms, between 1999 and 2008, where she served as chair for two years.
when she was three years old and then to West Vancouver in 1961. She graduated from Sentinel Secondary School
when she was 16 years old and went on to study at the University of British Columbia
. At the age of 21, after completing her undergraduate degree, she entered UBC Law
. It was there, at a social event for law students in March 1976 that she met Derek Corrigan
. They spent time together and were married in December. She graduated in 1978 and practised law before having her first child in 1980, at the age of 26. She decided to focus on raising a family, so she became a full mother and had three more children in the next six years. After her children entered high school, Corrigan took a job as a policy researcher for the Canadian Union of Public Employees
and the Hospital Employees' Union
.
After several unsuccessful attempts, her husband, Derek, was elected to the Burnaby City Council
in 1987 and would serve as a councillor until 2002 when he was elected mayor. Derek's enjoyment of being a councillor motivated Kathy to seek a public position, so she stood in Burnaby's (School District 41
) 1999 school board election. She won a seat on the seven member board, coming in third in total votes. She was re-elected in the 2002 and 2005 elections, coming in first and second in total votes, respectively. She was elected, each year, by the board to be the vice-chair from 2003 to 2006, and then to be the chair of the board in 2007 and 2008. On school board issues, she resisted regionalization of school districts and public-private partnerships in service delivery. She had a dispute with Burnaby MLA Patty Sahota
over what Corrigan believed was political interference and with a fellow board member who attributed good performance at school to specific ethnicities.
riding was created in a boundary re-alignment with BC Liberal
John Nuraney
as its incumbent MLA. Corrigan was acclaimed the NDP candidate in October since no one else came forward to challenge her. The riding was thought to be competitive for both the BC Liberals and NDP, as the boundary re-alignment and the incumbent MLA was believed to favour the BC Liberals favour, while Corrigan was considered a star candidate with name recognition from her time on the school board and with her husband winning re-election as mayor in November 2008. The salient issue of the election was the site selection of a proposed remand (prison) centre. The site, located in the Burnaby-Deer Lake
riding, was opposed by both Kathy and Derek Corrigan. The NDP hosted a public event to oppose locating the remand centre at the selected site and Burnaby City Council
issued a resolution stating their opposition. While the incumbent MLA Nuraney defended it, BC Solicitor-General John van Dongen
announced the site selection would be re-considered with the advice of Metro Vancouver. In the general election, in May 2009
, Corrigan defeated BC Liberals candidate Nuraney and BC Green Party candidate and retired business consultant Bruce Friesen, though the BC Liberals won a renewed majority government, with the NDP as the official opposition.
As the 39th Parliament
began, she was appointed to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts in all four sessions and the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations for the third and fourth sessions. NDP leader Carole James
assigned Corrigan to be the critic for the 2010 Winter Olympics
and ActNow BC, opposite Mary McNeil
who was Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC. Corrigan would later add critic for women's issues to her duties. On Olympic issues, she criticized the provincial government for planning to spend $30 million in bonuses for VANOC
employees, though only half that was delivered due to a budget shortfall, and $1 million for tickets for MLAs and their guests while at the same time asking for lowering spending budget due to the 2008 recession. When the government claimed the Olympics had cost $925 million, which was $325 million over budget, Corrigan estimated that the actual cost was closer to $1.2 billion if indirect expenses, such as upgrades BC Place Stadium and the SkyTrain system, and the expenses associated with the 650 public service employees that were re-assigned to the games, were factored in, and that VANOC should not have reported a balanced its budget with government transfers and crown sponsorships claimed as revenue. She also asked for provincial and federal government advocacy directed at VANOC and the IOC over their decision not to include females in the ski jumping event. Along with neighbouring NDP MLA Raj Chouhan
, she co-wrote letters to editors participated in public events targeted at opposing the Harmonized Sales Tax
.
In Fall 2010, as a NDP caucus revolt unfolded, Corrigan remained loyal to party leader Carole James
. When Norm Macdonald
resigned as caucus chair in protest of James' leadership, James assigned Corrigan to that position. After attempts at reconciliation within the caucus failed and James resigned as leader, Corrigan called the loss upsetting and sad. Interim leader Dawn Black
re-assigned Corrigan to be their critic on Public Safety and Solicitor General. While both Kathy and Derek Corrigan were cited as being viable candidates in the subsequent BC NDP leadership election
, both declined and, in January 2011, endorsed John Horgan
. After Adrian Dix
won the leadership election, he kept Corrigan in her role as deputy caucus chair and critic on women's issues and on Public Safety and Solicitor General. She linked an $8 million cut to the xx , in 2011, with the $6 million payment for legal fees to defend Dave Basi and Bob Virk in the BC Rail corruption case
. She advocated that the province should cover the full costs of the 2011 Stanley Cup riot
review, rather than cost-sharing with the Metro Vancouver municipalities and sought to the have the Legislative Assembly
join Ontario
and Quebec
in lobbying the federal government for funds to implement the proposed Safe Streets and Communities Act
. Corrigan challenged the Minister of Social Development, and Burnaby-Lougheed MLA,Harry Bloy
over cuts to Community Living BC after a Burnaby family, with a son living with autism
and Down syndrome
, who had their support withdrawn sought help from Corrigan's office. She also had a dispute with Christy Clark
who had referred to a female NDP MLA as part of the NDP's "women's auxiliary", in reference to Clark's belief that the party did not allow women to speak on substantive issues in the Legislative Assembly, but which Corrigan found to be disrespectful towards the women in the NDP caucus.
|New Democrat
|Kathy Corrigan
|align="right"|8,103
|align="right"|48.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$92,681
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|John Nuraney
|align="right"|7,591
|align="right"|45.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$116,999
|Green
|Bruce Friesen
|align="right"|928
|align="right"|5.58%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,633
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|16,622
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|156
!align="right"|0.93%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|16,778
!align="right"|48.65%
|}
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
in the 2009 provincial election
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
. A member of the BC New Democratic Party, she was elected to represent the riding of Burnaby-Deer Lake
Burnaby-Deer Lake
Burnaby-Deer Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first be contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Kathy Corrigan was elected its first MLA....
. In the 39th Parliament
39th Parliament of British Columbia
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...
, with her party forming the official opposition, Corrigan acted as the critic for the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
and women's issues, and following the 2011 BC NDP leadership election
British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by Carole James's announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party...
the critic for Public Safety, Solicitor General and women's issues. She served on the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts in all four sessions and the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations in the final two sessions.
Prior to becoming a MLA, Corrigan worked as a policy researcher for the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Canadian Union of Public Employees
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector - although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well...
and the Hospital Employees' Union
Hospital Employees' Union
The Hospital Employees' Union is the oldest and largest trade union for hospital workers and health care specialists in British Columbia. It is a member of the British Columbia Federation of Labour.-External links:* *...
and as a lawyer previously. She graduated from the University of British Columbia Law School
University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law is one of the largest English language legal programs in Canada, with over 600 law students. The school offers a three-year Juris Doctor program and the graduate degrees of Master of Laws , Master of Jurisprudence and doctorate degrees...
in 1978 and married fellow law student Derek Corrigan
Derek Corrigan
Derek Richard Corrigan is the current mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.Corrigan is a graduate of Vancouver's Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School and has lived in Burnaby since 1977, the same year he obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to law school he...
. After having their first child, Kathy decided to leave the law profession and become a homemaker. Derek went on to be elected to the Burnaby City Council
Burnaby City Council
Burnaby City Council is the governing body for the City of Burnaby, British Columbia.The council consist of the Mayor of Burnaby and 8 city councillors.-Members:* Mayor Derek Corrigan*Pietro Calendino*Richard Chang*Sav Dhaliwal*Dan Johston...
in 1987 and become mayor in 2002, while Kathy was elected to the Burnaby School Board
School District 41 Burnaby
School District 41 Burnaby is a school district in British Columbia. The district serves the Municipality of Burnaby immediately east of Vancouver. A board of seven trustees manages this district. This elementary school has a population of around 1012 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7....
for three terms, between 1999 and 2008, where she served as chair for two years.
Background
Kathy was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a to mother who worked as a physics teacher and a father who worked as an engineer. The family, which included Kathy and 3 siblings, moved to Cornwall, OntarioCornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
when she was three years old and then to West Vancouver in 1961. She graduated from Sentinel Secondary School
Sentinel Secondary School
Sentinel Secondary School is a secondary school located in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of three public secondary schools in the West Vancouver district . The school has a grass field, two baseball diamonds, three street hockey courts, and three tennis courts...
when she was 16 years old and went on to study at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
. At the age of 21, after completing her undergraduate degree, she entered UBC Law
University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law is one of the largest English language legal programs in Canada, with over 600 law students. The school offers a three-year Juris Doctor program and the graduate degrees of Master of Laws , Master of Jurisprudence and doctorate degrees...
. It was there, at a social event for law students in March 1976 that she met Derek Corrigan
Derek Corrigan
Derek Richard Corrigan is the current mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.Corrigan is a graduate of Vancouver's Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School and has lived in Burnaby since 1977, the same year he obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to law school he...
. They spent time together and were married in December. She graduated in 1978 and practised law before having her first child in 1980, at the age of 26. She decided to focus on raising a family, so she became a full mother and had three more children in the next six years. After her children entered high school, Corrigan took a job as a policy researcher for the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Canadian Union of Public Employees
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector - although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well...
and the Hospital Employees' Union
Hospital Employees' Union
The Hospital Employees' Union is the oldest and largest trade union for hospital workers and health care specialists in British Columbia. It is a member of the British Columbia Federation of Labour.-External links:* *...
.
After several unsuccessful attempts, her husband, Derek, was elected to the Burnaby City Council
Burnaby City Council
Burnaby City Council is the governing body for the City of Burnaby, British Columbia.The council consist of the Mayor of Burnaby and 8 city councillors.-Members:* Mayor Derek Corrigan*Pietro Calendino*Richard Chang*Sav Dhaliwal*Dan Johston...
in 1987 and would serve as a councillor until 2002 when he was elected mayor. Derek's enjoyment of being a councillor motivated Kathy to seek a public position, so she stood in Burnaby's (School District 41
School District 41 Burnaby
School District 41 Burnaby is a school district in British Columbia. The district serves the Municipality of Burnaby immediately east of Vancouver. A board of seven trustees manages this district. This elementary school has a population of around 1012 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7....
) 1999 school board election. She won a seat on the seven member board, coming in third in total votes. She was re-elected in the 2002 and 2005 elections, coming in first and second in total votes, respectively. She was elected, each year, by the board to be the vice-chair from 2003 to 2006, and then to be the chair of the board in 2007 and 2008. On school board issues, she resisted regionalization of school districts and public-private partnerships in service delivery. She had a dispute with Burnaby MLA Patty Sahota
Patty Sahota
Patty Sahota is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Burnaby-Edmonds in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005...
over what Corrigan believed was political interference and with a fellow board member who attributed good performance at school to specific ethnicities.
Provincial politics
In April 2008 she announced she would not be seeking reelection to the school board and several days later announced she would her intention to be a candidate for the BC New Democratic Party in the next provincial election. The Burnaby-Deer LakeBurnaby-Deer Lake
Burnaby-Deer Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first be contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Kathy Corrigan was elected its first MLA....
riding was created in a boundary re-alignment with BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
John Nuraney
John Nuraney
John Nuraney is a Canadian politician, formerly a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon from 2001 to 2009....
as its incumbent MLA. Corrigan was acclaimed the NDP candidate in October since no one else came forward to challenge her. The riding was thought to be competitive for both the BC Liberals and NDP, as the boundary re-alignment and the incumbent MLA was believed to favour the BC Liberals favour, while Corrigan was considered a star candidate with name recognition from her time on the school board and with her husband winning re-election as mayor in November 2008. The salient issue of the election was the site selection of a proposed remand (prison) centre. The site, located in the Burnaby-Deer Lake
Burnaby-Deer Lake
Burnaby-Deer Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first be contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Kathy Corrigan was elected its first MLA....
riding, was opposed by both Kathy and Derek Corrigan. The NDP hosted a public event to oppose locating the remand centre at the selected site and Burnaby City Council
Burnaby City Council
Burnaby City Council is the governing body for the City of Burnaby, British Columbia.The council consist of the Mayor of Burnaby and 8 city councillors.-Members:* Mayor Derek Corrigan*Pietro Calendino*Richard Chang*Sav Dhaliwal*Dan Johston...
issued a resolution stating their opposition. While the incumbent MLA Nuraney defended it, BC Solicitor-General John van Dongen
John van Dongen
John van Dongen is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Abbotsford South, in the province of British Columbia , Canada. Mr. van Dongen is one of the longest serving BC Liberal MLAs in the BC Legislature...
announced the site selection would be re-considered with the advice of Metro Vancouver. In the general election, in May 2009
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
, Corrigan defeated BC Liberals candidate Nuraney and BC Green Party candidate and retired business consultant Bruce Friesen, though the BC Liberals won a renewed majority government, with the NDP as the official opposition.
As the 39th Parliament
39th Parliament of British Columbia
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...
began, she was appointed to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts in all four sessions and the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations for the third and fourth sessions. NDP leader Carole James
Carole James
Carole Alison James, MLA is a Canadian politician and former public administrator. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and former leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party , a social democratic political party...
assigned Corrigan to be the critic for the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
and ActNow BC, opposite Mary McNeil
Mary McNeil
Mary McNeil is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-False Creek....
who was Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC. Corrigan would later add critic for women's issues to her duties. On Olympic issues, she criticized the provincial government for planning to spend $30 million in bonuses for VANOC
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games was the non-profit organization responsible for planning, organizing, financing and staging the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics...
employees, though only half that was delivered due to a budget shortfall, and $1 million for tickets for MLAs and their guests while at the same time asking for lowering spending budget due to the 2008 recession. When the government claimed the Olympics had cost $925 million, which was $325 million over budget, Corrigan estimated that the actual cost was closer to $1.2 billion if indirect expenses, such as upgrades BC Place Stadium and the SkyTrain system, and the expenses associated with the 650 public service employees that were re-assigned to the games, were factored in, and that VANOC should not have reported a balanced its budget with government transfers and crown sponsorships claimed as revenue. She also asked for provincial and federal government advocacy directed at VANOC and the IOC over their decision not to include females in the ski jumping event. Along with neighbouring NDP MLA Raj Chouhan
Raj Chouhan
Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He served as Opposition Critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism. He was re-elected in 2009...
, she co-wrote letters to editors participated in public events targeted at opposing the Harmonized Sales Tax
Harmonized Sales Tax
The Harmonized Sales Tax is the name used in Canada to describe the combination of the federal Goods and Services Tax and the regional Provincial Sales Tax into a single value added sales tax in five of the ten Canadian provinces: Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, British...
.
In Fall 2010, as a NDP caucus revolt unfolded, Corrigan remained loyal to party leader Carole James
Carole James
Carole Alison James, MLA is a Canadian politician and former public administrator. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and former leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party , a social democratic political party...
. When Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald (politician)
Norm Macdonald is the member for the riding of Columbia River-Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was elected in 2005 as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.Mr...
resigned as caucus chair in protest of James' leadership, James assigned Corrigan to that position. After attempts at reconciliation within the caucus failed and James resigned as leader, Corrigan called the loss upsetting and sad. Interim leader Dawn Black
Dawn Black
Dawn Black is a politician in British Columbia, Canada.Born Dawn Whitty, Black became involved in politics from a young age, she became an assistant to New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pauline Jewett.-Member of Parliament:...
re-assigned Corrigan to be their critic on Public Safety and Solicitor General. While both Kathy and Derek Corrigan were cited as being viable candidates in the subsequent BC NDP leadership election
British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by Carole James's announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party...
, both declined and, in January 2011, endorsed John Horgan
John Horgan
John Horgan may refer to:*John Horgan , Australian politician, Western Australia MLC;*John Horgan , Canadian politician, British Columbia NDP MLA...
. After Adrian Dix
Adrian Dix
Adrian Dix is a Canadian politician, currently serving as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia and as leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.-Aide to Glen Clark:...
won the leadership election, he kept Corrigan in her role as deputy caucus chair and critic on women's issues and on Public Safety and Solicitor General. She linked an $8 million cut to the xx , in 2011, with the $6 million payment for legal fees to defend Dave Basi and Bob Virk in the BC Rail corruption case
BC Legislature Raids
The BC Legislature Raids resulted from search warrants executed on the Legislature of British Columbia, Canada, in 2003. The legal proceedings were stopped just before government officials were to testify...
. She advocated that the province should cover the full costs of the 2011 Stanley Cup riot
2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot
The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot was a public disturbance that broke out in the downtown core of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The riots happened immediately after the conclusion of the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Stanley...
review, rather than cost-sharing with the Metro Vancouver municipalities and sought to the have the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
join Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
in lobbying the federal government for funds to implement the proposed Safe Streets and Communities Act
Safe Streets and Communities Act
The Safe Streets and Communities Act is a bill that the Conservative Party of Canada introduced during the 41st Canadian Parliament.When the Parliament re-convened in September 2011, the Minister of Justice introduced the Safe Streets and Communities Act, an omnibus bill of nine separate measures...
. Corrigan challenged the Minister of Social Development, and Burnaby-Lougheed MLA,Harry Bloy
Harry Bloy
Harry Bloy is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He currently represents the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed, and previously represented the riding of Burquitlam since the 2001 election.-External links:**...
over cuts to Community Living BC after a Burnaby family, with a son living with autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
and Down syndrome
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
, who had their support withdrawn sought help from Corrigan's office. She also had a dispute with Christy Clark
Christy Clark
Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada...
who had referred to a female NDP MLA as part of the NDP's "women's auxiliary", in reference to Clark's belief that the party did not allow women to speak on substantive issues in the Legislative Assembly, but which Corrigan found to be disrespectful towards the women in the NDP caucus.
Electoral history
|-|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Kathy Corrigan
|align="right"|8,103
|align="right"|48.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$92,681
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John Nuraney
John Nuraney
John Nuraney is a Canadian politician, formerly a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon from 2001 to 2009....
|align="right"|7,591
|align="right"|45.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$116,999
|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...
|Bruce Friesen
|align="right"|928
|align="right"|5.58%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,633
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|16,622
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|156
!align="right"|0.93%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|16,778
!align="right"|48.65%
|}
External links
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - Kathy Corrigan
- Member of the Legislative Assembly - Kathy Corrigan (Burnaby-Deer Lake)
- British Columbia New Democratic Party - Kathy Corrigan