Susie Chant Explained

Susie Chant
Honorific Suffix:MLA
Office:Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care of British Columbia
Term Start:November 18, 2024
Premier:David Eby
Predecessor:Harwinder Sandhu
Office1:Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility of British Columbia
Term Start1:December 7, 2022
Term End1:November 18, 2024
Premier1:David Eby
Predecessor1:Dan Coulter
Successor1:Dana Lajeunesse
Assembly2:British Columbia Legislative
Constituency Am2:North Vancouver-Seymour
Term Start2:October 24, 2020
Predecessor2:Jane Thornthwaite
Party:New Democratic
Residence:Lynn Valley, North Vancouver
Occupation:Registered Nurse
Allegiance:Canada
Branch Label:Branch
Serviceyears: 1982–2022
Branch: (reserve)
Rank: Chief petty officer, 2nd class
Unit:HMCS Discovery

Susie Chant is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represents the electoral district of North Vancouver-Seymour as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Chant was re-elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[2]

Political career

She is a member of the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish, and Food, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, the Select Standing Committee on Health, and the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. She is the Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care since 2024, having previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility.[3] She is also the MLA responsible for B.C.'s Consular Corps.[4]

Biography

Chant has worked as a Registered Nurse and team leader in community care with Vancouver Coastal Health prior to being elected. She famously kept her job as a nurse for the first year she was in office, to assist in the COVID-19 pandemic and administer vaccines[5] Chant has also served as a member of the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves for over 40 years, she also kept her position within the reserves for a portion of her time in office until her retirement in 2022.[6]

She and her husband are the parents of two adult daughters and were foster parents for 12 years. They provided a safe home for teenagers in crisis and supported them to get back to their families.

Chant's nursing career has also taken her overseas, teaching nursing students in Saipan and working in children's psychiatry in Hawaii.

She is an active member of Girl Guides of Canada and a former leader. She has also been a Sun Run clinic leader for 25 years, helping people in her community to be more active.

Chant's husband, Rick, runs a home-based business, repairing and maintaining augmentative technology for people with significant disabilities.

Notes and References

  1. Sean Boynton, "B.C. election 2020: Liberal incumbent loses seat after sexist jokes about NDP MLA". Global News, October 25, 2020.
  2. Web site: BC election 2024 results: North Vancouver-Seymour Globalnews.ca . 2024-10-20 . Global News . en-US.
  3. Web site: MLA: Susie Chant . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701173155/https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/book-the-grounds . Jul 1, 2023 . 27 July 2023 . . en.
  4. Web site: Engagement . Government Communications and Public . Susie Chant, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care - Province of British Columbia . 2024-11-20 . www2.gov.bc.ca.
  5. Web site: North van MLA rolling up sleeves to join COVID vaccination squad.
  6. Chant . Susie . SusieChant_nvs . 1589414839331717121 . 6 November 2022 . So I have officially retired from the naval reserves, with yesterday being the Departure with Dignity event at HMCS Discovery. It has been one of my greatest honours to serve our country in this capacity for all these years. [...].