Lois Boone
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Lois Ruth Boone is a Canadian
politician. She served as MLA for Prince George North
from 1986 to 1991, and Prince George-Mount Robson
from 1991 to 2001, in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
She held a number of brief positions in the Executive Council of British Columbia, including Minister of Government Services, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister of Transportation and Highways; where she used her ministery powers in changing the landscape of BC's Helmet law by issuing 5 exemptions to not require approved protective headgear for potenial life threating incidents, whereby most notable of the exemptions is to allow "anybody wearing religious headwear that makes compliance impossible" now a status quo. This was seen at the time as pandering to the large Sikh population in BC, and bending to their will of religious freedom. As quoted by boone " I believe these exemptions are fair and progressive" has had several questions, in that, while it appeared at the time as bending to the political pressure of Religious Freedom it has quite certainly been the view that a possible agenda may have been at play. It was well known at the time that Helmets Save Lives, although Boone was very decisive in making an allowance for the Sikh community to forgo this life saving protection in the name sake of Religion. And finally as Minister for Children and Families and Deputy Premier
After stepping down from provincial politics Lois was re-elected as a school trustee for School District #57. In October 2010 Lois announced she would seek the NDP nomination in the by-election in the federal riding of Prince George-Peace River
. At the November 23rd, 2010 School District #57 public board meeting, she announced she would not be seeking renewal of her position as vice-chair of the board nor would she be seeking re-election as a trustee. She stated that her decision predated her decision to enter federal politics and was due to the unease she felt over being a part of so many school closure decisions last year and an unwillingness to "do the government's dirty work" anymore.
On May 2, 2011, she was defeated by Conservative Party member Bob Zimmer in the federal Canadian election by 62% to 25%.
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politician. She served as MLA for Prince George North
Prince George North
Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009.- Demographics :- History :*John Heinrich, Social Credit *Lois Boone, NDP...
from 1986 to 1991, and Prince George-Mount Robson
Prince George-Mount Robson
Prince George-Mount Robson was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
from 1991 to 2001, in 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 ....
. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
She held a number of brief positions in the Executive Council of British Columbia, including Minister of Government Services, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister of Transportation and Highways; where she used her ministery powers in changing the landscape of BC's Helmet law by issuing 5 exemptions to not require approved protective headgear for potenial life threating incidents, whereby most notable of the exemptions is to allow "anybody wearing religious headwear that makes compliance impossible" now a status quo. This was seen at the time as pandering to the large Sikh population in BC, and bending to their will of religious freedom. As quoted by boone " I believe these exemptions are fair and progressive" has had several questions, in that, while it appeared at the time as bending to the political pressure of Religious Freedom it has quite certainly been the view that a possible agenda may have been at play. It was well known at the time that Helmets Save Lives, although Boone was very decisive in making an allowance for the Sikh community to forgo this life saving protection in the name sake of Religion. And finally as Minister for Children and Families and Deputy Premier
After stepping down from provincial politics Lois was re-elected as a school trustee for School District #57. In October 2010 Lois announced she would seek the NDP nomination in the by-election in the federal riding of Prince George-Peace River
Prince George—Peace River
Prince George—Peace River is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Geography:...
. At the November 23rd, 2010 School District #57 public board meeting, she announced she would not be seeking renewal of her position as vice-chair of the board nor would she be seeking re-election as a trustee. She stated that her decision predated her decision to enter federal politics and was due to the unease she felt over being a part of so many school closure decisions last year and an unwillingness to "do the government's dirty work" anymore.
On May 2, 2011, she was defeated by Conservative Party member Bob Zimmer in the federal Canadian election by 62% to 25%.