The people of Victoria-Beacon Hill will have the opportunity to return Grace Lore as their champion with her confirmation as the BC NDP candidate in this fall’s election.

A dedicated anti-violence advocate, academic instructor, and researcher, Grace and her family have called Fernwood home for the past 8 years. First elected as the MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill in 2020, Grace is the Minister of Children and Family Development. She previously served as the Minister of State for Child Care and Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity.

“From building more homes, to hiring more doctors and other healthcare workers, to expanding affordable childcare, and building services and support for our community's most marginalized, we’ve made great progress getting things done for people of British Columbia,” said Lore. “There’s more to do and a lot at stake in this election. I’m going to keep fighting so everyone in Victoria-Beacon Hill has the opportunity to build a good life here.”

Since forming government in July 2017, Lore and the BC NDP have taken action on crucial issues that matter to the people of Victoria-Beacon Hill and across the province including:

• Strengthening healthcare by hiring 700 more doctors, and licensing internationally-trained health professionals to work in BC;
• Tackling housing costs by taking on speculators, updating zoning rules to allow for more townhouses, duplexes and triplexes, and building more homes and shelter spaces, including 135 new units at ‘Vivid at the Yates’;
• Expanding $10 day childcare, reducing fees for families, and adding hundreds of new childcare spaces; and
• Introducing protections for women and members of the LGBTQ community.

“As a long-time advocate for people living in Victoria, Grace has been working hard to improve housing, health care and childcare in the community,” said Premier David Eby. “She is a strong voice for families, women, and members of the LGBTQ community. She’s a champion for people in Victoria-Beacon Hill to have access to good services and homes they can afford to build a good life here.”

Grace Lore will join David Eby and 91 other exceptional BC NDP candidates in this fall’s provincial election, all committed to real action to help people build a good life here in BC.