MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Posted by Chris Offer

on Feb 19, 2013

The Member of Paarliament for Delta-Richmond East speaks to RC of Ladner

Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Q.C. was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. She represents Delta—Richmond East. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice on June 1, 2011 and Associate Minister of National Defence on February 22, 2013.

She was presented with a certificate of recognition by President Ray Moschuk and PDG Chris Offer for her support for the campaign to eradicate polio. She supported additional funding from the government of Canada for polio immunization.

In her presentation to the club she stated that the Government is committed to making sure that fishermen have safe and well-kept harbours across the country. She has worked with all Delta Corp and the Province of BC to reach agreement on dredging Ladner Harbour.

Her interest is with issues of crime and victims of crime. The government has introduced a variety of messages to support victims of crime. She has also supported funding for the historic Harris barn.

During her legal career, Findlay has been active in both the national and B.C. provincial branch of the Canadian Bar Association holding various positions in that organization including National and Provincial Chair of the Constitutional Law Section, Member of the National Task Force on Court Reform in Canada, and elected President of the B.C. Branch for the 1997-1998 term. Ms. Findlay was appointed a Queen's Counsel in March 1999 by the Attorney-General of B.C., and served a 5 year term as a Member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal by appointment of the Federal Minister of Justice (2006–2011).

She has also been recognized with the Vancouver YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in the category of Management, Professions and Trades (May 2001) and the national Cecilia I. Johnstone Award (2011) that recognizes women who have achieved professional excellence in their field and influenced other women to pursue legal careers, supported other women in career advancement or opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them.