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Nanaimo-Gabriola Island · British Columbia

3 candidates for 1 seat

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Bio

Anna Mary McKenzie

Anna Mary McKenzie is the BC Green Party candidate for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island. She is a Cree journalist, policy advisor, child and youth advocate, and mother, a member of Opaskwayak Cree Nation with strong ties to Snuneymuxw First Nation, whose reporting has won a Jack Webster Award.

Mark MacDonald

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Sheila Malcolmson Elected — unofficial result

Sheila Malcolmson is the BC NDP MLA for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island, twice elected as MLA after previously serving as the MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith and as Chair of the Islands Trust Council. She serves as the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.

Healthcare

Will there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Committed to repealing and replacing the HPOA to keep professional oversight free of political interference.

  • PRE-WINDOW: response dated 2026-10-11 on the tracker; verified absent from all BC baseline files, all prior run JSONs, and all prior imports — never extracted before.
  • Asked by the HPOA candidate questionnaire (Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance): "Will you commit to repealing the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) and replacing it with legislation, built with the professions and the public, that keeps politics out of health care?"
  • Committed to repealing and replacing the Health Professions and Occupations Act
  • Says professional oversight should stay independent and free from political interference
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“Yes. We support repealing the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) and working with the professions to keep their oversight independent and free from political interference.”

Source: HPOA and the 2026 BC Election | Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance · October 11, 2026

Confidence:High

Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Cost of living

Can I afford groceries, hydro and insurance?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Economy & jobs

Will BC's economy create good jobs where I live?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Urges supporting local small business owners and spending dollars in the community amid trade pressures.

  • Calls for British Columbians to come together and support local small business owners
  • Frames it as a response to the trade war with the U.S. and economic uncertainty
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“We are in a trade war with the south, and to our east we have a province that's deciding in the next couple of weeks that's deciding within the next couple of weeks if we'll be separating, so now is the time as British Columbians to really come together, once again to be supporting small business owners, to be supporting people here where we are at in this community, spending our dollars here.”

Source: Economy and jobs the focus at Nanaimo provincial candidate forum — The Lounge 99.9 · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High

Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Wants to unleash the private sector to bring big projects and higher-paying jobs to Nanaimo.

  • Backs big projects that promise higher-paying jobs for Nanaimo
  • Supports Harmac's proposed major greenhouse (up to 100 well-paying jobs) and growing more of Vancouver Island's food locally
  • Focuses on restoring the forest industry
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“Nanaimo needs big projects, because they promise higher-paying jobs. We need to provide more for our kids than providing coffee for kayak jobs…Harmac is wanting to add a major greenhouse that will provide up to 100 well-paying jobs, so Vancouver Island does not grow enough of its food. Imagine if Harmac, of all places, they want to put a major greenhouse in there…we will also focus on restoring the forest industry.”

Source: Economy and jobs the focus at Nanaimo provincial candidate forum — The Lounge 99.9 · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High

Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Points to doubled trades training and VIU worker partnerships, and focusing public dollars on B.C. workers and suppliers.

  • Notes the NDP government doubled trades training and added trades training seats at VIU
  • Sees opportunity in federal ship-building commitments and the Port of Nanaimo
  • Says an NDP government would focus public dollars on hiring B.C. workers and suppliers
Show their words & source (reported remarks)
“With VIU at the centre of our economic driver, for us to have doubled trades training and added specifically for VIU, a number of trades training seats this summer, in addition to the trade centre that we built in 2018, I can so imagine the potential with federal commitments around ship-building, the great opportunities at the Port of Nanaimo. There's very little unused industrial land in coastal B.C., but there we are at the Port. We've got huge opportunities to harness that federal, VIU worker partnership.”

Source: Economy and jobs the focus at Nanaimo provincial candidate forum — The Lounge 99.9 · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High

Education

Will my kids' schools be properly funded?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Environment & climate

Is the province protecting forests, water and climate?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Public safety

Will repeat offenders stay off my street?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Transportation

Will the highways, ferries and transit keep up?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Mental health & addictions

How will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Supports complex-care housing that brings health services into people's homes to break the cycle of homelessness.

  • Backs complex-care housing for people with overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges
  • Emphasizes connecting people to services right in their homes to build stability and connection
“Complex-care housing helps people with overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges. This new project will connect people in Nanaimo with the services they need right in their homes, to help establish stability and connection, and to break the cycle of homelessness.”

(reported remarks)

Source: Supportive, complex-care homes planned for Nanaimo — BC Housing · May 16, 2025

Confidence:High

Supports converting 50 units at 250 Bryden St. in Nanaimo to recovery-oriented housing.

  • Backs the shift of the 50-unit 250 Bryden St. development to recovery-oriented housing
  • Frames it as giving people more choice alongside the city's low-barrier supportive housing
“We've been building housing to help people struggling with homelessness get back on their feet, and with several hundred supportive housing units in Nanaimo, we can now offer people more options. Making 50 units at 250 Bryden St. recovery oriented gives people more choice, and I'm grateful to the Newcastle Community Association and city council for constructively partnering on this change. When people are supported, they can start to re-establish stability in their lives and build a better future.”

(reported remarks)

Source: Minister's, mayor's, MLA's statements on recovery-oriented housing in Nanaimo — EIN Presswire · September 3, 2026

Confidence:High

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Seniors & long-term care

Can seniors age with dignity in BC?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Indigenous relations

How will the province work with Indigenous peoples?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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Government & taxes

Is the province spending my money wisely?

Anna Mary McKenzie BC Green Party

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Mark MacDonald Conservative Party

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Sheila Malcolmson BC NDPElected — unofficial result

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