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]
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]
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.