Standing up for people in Abbotsford South

Leah Ballantyne (Mikisew Iskwew) is a community leader and the first member of her Cree Nation to become a lawyer. Her family lives in Abbotsford South. She attended Abbotsford Senior Secondary, worked on farms across the valley and later practised law in downtown Abbotsford, helping local families. She spent eight years on Sumas Mountain protecting the watershed, river and salmon.

A graduate of Douglas College and UBC Law, Leah completed a Master of Laws at the University of Hawaiʻi as class valedictorian. In nearly two decades of practice, she has advised First Nations, local, provincial and federal governments and international bodies, testified before Parliament and worked with Senators, and led community engagement on a national trade corridor. She has served as vice-chair of a health authority board and on the BCIT board.

With the riding right on the border, Leah will stand up for families, farmers, workers, students and businesses who feel tariffs and trade disputes first. She shows up, listens and brings people together.

This is how she has worked her whole career, and this is how she will represent Abbotsford South with the BC NDP.

Leah Ballantyne, David Eby and the BC NDP have a plan to create jobs, strengthen healthcare, and bring down costs. That’s what it means to build BC strong.