MLA Lisa Naylor - Ellected Ep. 40

09/15/22 • 60 min

Episode 40 of Ellected features Lisa Naylor, Manitoba NDP MLA for the downtown Winnipeg riding of Wolseley.
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Lisa has represented the people of Wolseley as the Winnipeg School Division (WSD) Ward 4 Trustee since 2014, serving as vice-chair and chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee and on the Executive of the Manitoba School Boards Association.

Lisa is known for being accessible and accountable to her community and as a tireless defender of comprehensive public school funding.

Lisa is a feminist activist who has worked in front-line social services and community health organizations for thirty years. She started her career as a street outreach worker in Toronto and worked as a counsellor with sexually exploited youth before moving to Winnipeg to work as a counsellor and health educator at Women’s Health Clinic. Lisa has also been an active volunteer in the community and has served as a director on the board of the University of Winnipeg Student Association Day Care and Klinic Community Health Centre.

Lisa is a passionate advocate who has made countless contributions to policy and public awareness on issues that impact youth mental health and well-being. Lisa has long been an activist for reproductive health, LGBTQ2S* rights, and other social justice issues. As a trustee, Lisa introduced WSD's groundbreaking policy for the protection and inclusion of trans, queer, Two-Spirit, and non-binary students and staff.

Lisa is committed to a just and equitable society where everyone is treated with compassion and has access to opportunities. Her advocacy efforts and political service are a natural extension of her mental health work. She knows that addressing poverty, colonialism, racism, and other inequities is the path to a healthy, thriving community. Well-being for all includes addressing the climate crisis with the urgency it demands to find sustainable solutions that develop green technologies and green jobs.

Lisa has lived with her family in Wolseley for twenty years.
More about Sarah Elder-Chamanara:

Sarah Elder-Chamanara is the founder, creative director, designer and owner of Madame Premier, a feminist, political and activist clothing company and community based in Calgary, Alberta. With the underlying principle of seeing more women and diversity in politics, elected and in backrooms, at every level, Sarah and Madame Premier create opportunities for conversations about how politics works, why it needs to change, who it needs to change for and how the time for that is now.

Lisa is known for being accessible and accountable to her community and as a tireless defender of comprehensive public school funding.

Lisa has lived with her family in Wolseley for twenty years.
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Kim Wright - Ellected Ep. 39

In Episode 39 of Ellected you are introduced to Kim Wright of Wright Strategies. Kim is a master of all things municipal politics in Ontario and she chat's with Ellected's host, Sarah Elder-Chamanara, about the difference of getting things done versus being partisan which, spoiler alert, you can get more done with people who aren't on your side because it leads to collaboration. Kim and Sarah also talk about the pace of municipal politics, how almost everything is municipal politics and round it all Kim's advice on how to be the one media calls on for political commentary and finally some thoughts on the federal Conservative leadership race.
More about Kim Wright:
Since 2005, Kim Wright has provided senior public affairs counsel to national and international clients across multiple industries. Kim has engaged in public affairs campaigns across Canada at all three orders of government. Leveraging her deep knowledge of politics and public affairs, she founded Wright Strategies in 2018.

Kim has built and executed successful public affairs engagements on a wide range of issues including public health, infrastructure, technology, economic development, transportation, labour relations, and licensing frameworks. She has successfully managed various aspects of development files, changes to municipal by-laws and policies, and has overseen procurement response programs.

Kim is best known as a municipal affairs expert; however, her expertise is not limited to one level of government and frequently navigates complex interjurisdictional files. She has been involved in politics at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels since 1990. Throughout her career, she has developed a well respected, pan-partisan approach to government relations that allows her and her clients to achieve a trusted advisor status.

Kim is a frequent media commentator on political issues. She regularly appears on the CBC, TVO, CityNews, CP24, Global News, Zoomer Radio, SiriusXM, Toronto Star, and CPAC.
More about Sarah Elder-Chamanara:
Sarah Elder-Chamanara is the founder, creative director, designer and owner of Madame Premier, a feminist, political and activist clothing company and community based in Calgary, Alberta. With the underlying principle of seeing more women and diversity in politics, elected and in backrooms, at every level, Sarah and Madame Premier create opportunities for conversations about how politics works, why it needs to change, who it needs to change for and how the time for that is now.

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Green Party of Canada Leadership Candidate Sarah Gabrielle Baron - Ellected Ep.41

The Green Party of Canada is in the midst of a leadership race to replace its former leader Annamie Paul, the first Black and Jewish woman to ever lead a political party in Canada, with two individuals and two co-candidates in the race (even this is complicated). One of those individuals is Sarah Gabrielle Baron and she joins Ellected's host Sarah Elder-Chamanara in a very upfront conversation about some of the issues the federal Green's are dealing with right now and her thoughts and ideas on how to move forward.
More about Sarah Gabrielle Baron:
Sarah Gabrielle Baron (SGB) is a teacher, business woman, and writer from Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She uses the pronouns she/her.

Sarah holds a B.A. in Politics and Indigenous Studies from Trent University, and her B.Ed. was attained through the Indigenous Teacher’s Education Program at Kenjgewin Teg and Queen’s University. She teaches all grades, from Kindergarten to adult, with specialization in Indigenous Studies, co-op education and Special Education.

As a creative writer, Sarah focuses on poetry, short stories and screenplays. Themes of feminism and environmentalism run throughout her work. As a small business owner, Sarah ran a small resort on Manitoulin Island for twenty years, and today she assists other small business owners and individuals with taxes and organization.

Sarah has spent the past two years learning about the nuclear power industry in Canada and globally. Sarah exposes truths for Canadians in her podcast, RADIOACTIVE on Anchor.fm, where she interviews regular Canadians living in neighborhoods with radioactive legacies.

Sarah’s political activities have always been housed within the Green Party of Canada family. She ran in 2006, started an EDA that year, and continues to act as Official Agent for federal Green candidates and Financial Agent for provincial Green candidates.

Sarah advocates for the arts, for Indigenous-led self-government evolution, for protection of minority rights, and for societal development that honours the realities of climate change that future generations will endure.

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