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Christine Boyle
Canadian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician and activist who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain since 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party, she currently sits in Cabinet as the minister of Housing, and Municipal Affairs and previously as minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.[1]
Boyle previously served as a Vancouver city councillor from 2018 until her resignation in 2024.[2]
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Activism
Boyle has been active in climate justice work and is an ordained minister in the United Church.[3] She has been involved in community-based initiatives including the Self Care Project[4] and Spirited Social Change, organizations focused on supporting activists and encouraging social engagement.[5] She has also participated in Fossil Free Faith, a group that advocates for fossil fuel divestment within faith communities; the United Church of Canada voted to divest in 2015.[6]
In 2015, Boyle attended events at the Vatican related to Laudato Si,[7] and later that year was a delegate to the COP21 climate talks representing the United Church of Canada.[8] In 2018, she took part in faith-based demonstrations concerning the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, British Columbia.[9]
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Political career
Boyle has said she was motivated to run for office by concerns about inequality in Vancouver, housing affordability, and community engagement.[10] She ran alongside Brandon Yan after securing the OneCity Vancouver nomination in June 2018.[11] In the 2018 municipal election, she won a seat on Vancouver City Council,[12] becoming the first OneCity councillor[13][14] and one of eight women elected to the ten-member council.[15] She was re-elected to a second term in the 2022 municipal election.[16]
On April 4, 2024, Boyle was nominated as the New Democratic Party candidate for Vancouver-Little Mountain in the 2024 provincial election.[17] She was elected in that race, defeating Conservative candidate John Coupar.[18]
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Personal life
Boyle lives with her partner, writer and activist Seth Klein, and their children in Grandview–Woodlands.[19][20][21]
Electoral record
Provincial elections
Municipal elections
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References
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