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'''Libby Davies''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born February 27, 1953) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician from [[British Columbia]]. She was the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Vancouver East]] from 1997 to 2015, [[House Leader]] for the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP) from 2003 to 2011, and the [[Deputy Leader]] of the party from 2007 until 2015 (alongside [[Thomas Mulcair]] under the [[Party leader|leadership]] of [[Jack Layton]] and alongside [[Megan Leslie]], and [[David Christopherson]] since Mulcair became leader in 2012).<ref name="PARLINFO">{{cite web |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=8edb5e32-fc50-4216-bbe1-b112eada513c&Language=E&Section=ALL |title=Parliamentarian File - Complete File - DAVIES, Libby |work=PARLINFO |publisher=Parliament of Canada |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl= |accessdate=March 31, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Mulcair says NDP 'poised' to form government">{{cite news |title=Mulcair says NDP 'poised' to form government |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/03/24/pol-ndp-leadership-convention-vote-result.html |newspaper=CBC News |publisher= |date=March 24, 2012 |accessdate=March 31, 2012 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=}}</ref> Prior to entering federal politics, Davies helped found the [[Downtown Eastside Residents Association]]<ref>{{cite web |
'''Libby Davies''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born February 27, 1953) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician from [[British Columbia]]. She was the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Vancouver East]] from 1997 to 2015, [[House Leader]] for the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP) from 2003 to 2011, and the [[Deputy Leader]] of the party from 2007 until 2015 (alongside [[Thomas Mulcair]] under the [[Party leader|leadership]] of [[Jack Layton]] and alongside [[Megan Leslie]], and [[David Christopherson]] since Mulcair became leader in 2012).<ref name="PARLINFO">{{cite web |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=8edb5e32-fc50-4216-bbe1-b112eada513c&Language=E&Section=ALL |title=Parliamentarian File - Complete File - DAVIES, Libby |work=PARLINFO |publisher=Parliament of Canada |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl= |accessdate=March 31, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Mulcair says NDP 'poised' to form government">{{cite news |title=Mulcair says NDP 'poised' to form government |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/03/24/pol-ndp-leadership-convention-vote-result.html |newspaper=CBC News |publisher= |date=March 24, 2012 |accessdate=March 31, 2012 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=}}</ref> Prior to entering federal politics, Davies helped found the [[Downtown Eastside Residents Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libbydavies.ca/about-libby-davies-mp-vancouver-east|title=About Libby Davies, MP for Vancouver East|first=|last=|author=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|month=|year=|work=|publisher=Libby Davies - MP for Vancouver East|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503160819/http://www.libbydavies.ca/about-libby-davies-mp-vancouver-east|archivedate=May 3, 2012|deadurl=yes|accessdate=March 31, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and served as a [[Vancouver City Council]]lor from 1982 to 1993.<ref name="PARLINFO"/> |
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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Libby Davies | |
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Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
In office 2007–2015 Serving with Megan Leslie and David Christopherson | |
Leader | Jack Layton Thomas Mulcair |
Preceded by | Bill Blaikie |
Succeeded by | David Christopherson |
Shadow Minister for Health | |
In office May 26, 2011 – January 22, 2015 | |
Leader | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel Thomas Mulcair |
Preceded by | Ujjal Dosanjh |
Succeeded by | Murray Rankin |
Member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
In office 1997–2015 | |
Preceded by | Anna Terrana |
Succeeded by | Jenny Kwan |
Constituency | Vancouver East |
Member of the Vancouver City Council | |
In office 1982–1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Aldershot, United Kingdom | February 27, 1953
Citizenship | Canadian and British |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Domestic partner(s) | Bruce Eriksen (common-law spouse; c. 1973–1997, his death) Kimberly Elliott (present) |
Occupation | Human resources coordinator |
Website | www |
Libby Davies CM (born February 27, 1953) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. She was the Member of Parliament for Vancouver East from 1997 to 2015, House Leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011, and the Deputy Leader of the party from 2007 until 2015 (alongside Thomas Mulcair under the leadership of Jack Layton and alongside Megan Leslie, and David Christopherson since Mulcair became leader in 2012).[1][2] Prior to entering federal politics, Davies helped found the Downtown Eastside Residents Association[3] and served as a Vancouver City Councillor from 1982 to 1993.[1]
Early life and career
Davies was born in Aldershot, United Kingdom on February 27, 1953 and immigrated to Canada in 1968 with her family. She moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1969.[4] Before being elected to Parliament, she participated in many grass-roots political organizations in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver. She dropped out of university to help Bruce Eriksen found the Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA), an influential low-income housing advocacy group. She was instrumental in a campaign to save the Carnegie library which was later converted into the Carnegie Community Centre serving low-income adults. From 1994-1997 Davies was employed by the Hospital Employees' Union.[5][6]
For 24 years Davies lived in a common law relationship with Vancouver city councilor Bruce Eriksen,[7] who died of cancer in 1997.[8] They had a son, Lief. In 2001, Davies became the first female Canadian Member of Parliament to reveal that she was in a same-sex relationship.[5][9]
Political career
Municipal politics
Davies was elected to Vancouver City Council as a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) in 1982 and was re-elected in 1984, 1986, 1988, and 1990.[citation needed] She ran for Mayor of Vancouver with the backing of COPE in 1993, losing to Philip Owen.[10]
Federal politics
Davies was first elected to parliament in 1997 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008 and 2011. Previously the NDP House Leader and spokesperson for housing, homelessness and multiculturalism, she became Health Critic in the shadow cabinet of Jack Layton upon the NDP's ascent to Official Opposition status. In parliament she has been a strong supporter of drug policy reform, specifically to halt the criminalization of drug users.
In 2005, during the parliamentary debate on same-sex marriage in Canada, Conservative MP Jason Kenney cited Davies' prior relationship with Eriksen as proof that marriage law doesn't discriminate against LGBT individuals, since a gay person can marry a member of the opposite sex. Davies, who was never formally married to Eriksen, joined other commentators in criticizing Kenney for playing politics with other parliamentarians' personal lives.
In December 2007, Davies received the Justice Gerald Le Dain Award for Achievement in the Field of Law. She was recognized for her "outstanding drug policy reform work" at the 2007 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, hosted by the Drug Policy Alliance and the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation.[11]
Davies faced accusations of anti-semitism stemming from a June 5, 2010, interview in which she suggested that Israel has been occupied territory since 1948. She was criticized for her comments the next day in an Ottawa Citizen editorial. She responded to these criticisms in a letter to the Citizen, which was also posted on Davies' constituency website.[12]
In 2011, it was announced that Davies would serve as health critic for the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, while continuing to serve in her role as deputy leader of the NDP.[13]
Davies declined to stand as a candidate for the leadership of the New Democratic Party in 2012, citing her inability to speak French as a factor.[14]
On December 12, 2014, Davies announced that she would retire from parliament at the 2015 general election after 18 years as a Member of Parliament.[15]
In December 2016, Davies was named a Member of the Order of Canada.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Parliamentarian File - Complete File - DAVIES, Libby". PARLINFO. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Mulcair says NDP 'poised' to form government". CBC News. March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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(help) - ^ "About Libby Davies, MP for Vancouver East". Libby Davies - MP for Vancouver East. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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(help) - ^ a b Women Suffrage and Beyond, retrieved 2012-10-08
- ^ Macleans Magazine, The NDP's union-made caucus, May 16, 2011, retrieved 2012-10-08
- ^ Libby Davies, Vancouver East (October 29, 2001). "House of Commons Debates, Private Members' Business, Marriage Capacity Act". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons. col. 1145.
- ^ Fong, Petti (November 15, 2008). "Vancouver play a walk on the wild side". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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(help) - ^ Where are all the Lesbians in federal politics?, extract from October 19, 2010 issue of Xtra.ca, posted on Libby Davies webpage, retrieved 2012-10-08
- ^ Mackie, John (November 30, 2002). "The Mayors of Vancouver: A lively history". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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(help) - ^ Editor. Carnegie Newsletter, Dec. 15, 2007 Carnegie Newsletter
- ^ Libby's response to inflamatory [sic] editorial www.libbydavies.ca June 11, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Layton announces New Democrat shadow cabinet" (Press release). New Democratic Party. May 26, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "NDP's Libby Davies out of leadership race". CBC News. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Libby Davies, NDP deputy leader, won't run in 2015". CBC News. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Order of Canada's newest appointees include Paralympian, Supreme Court judge and astrophysicist". CBC News, December 30, 2016.
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