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Megan Leslie works to make things better for the people of Halifax, as a community activist and now as our Member of Parliament (MP). First elected in the fall of 2008, she has gained a reputation as a smart and charismatic Member of Parliament, respected for her integrity and ability to get things done

In May of 2011, Megan was named to the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet as the Environment Critic. In this role, she has been pushing for strong action on clean energy, and a plan to include climate change in a national energy strategy.

With the election of Tom Mulcair as leader of the New Democrats in March 2012, Megan was also named Deputy Leader of the NDP – one of the youngest MPs ever to be selected for the post.

Megan’s work as an MP is informed by her background of effective advocacy and community organizing as a Community Legal Worker at Dalhousie Legal Aid. The “Tenants Rights Project” that she developed was named as an anti-eviction strategy best-practice. As a founder of the Affordable Energy Coalition she worked to improve the accessibility of energy services. She was involved in the development of some of the province’s first comprehensive energy efficiency programs and spoke about energy poverty at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Montreal. She coordinated a series of innovative mobile legal info clinics around Halifax for organizations including the Metro Immigrant Settlement Association, Metro Turning Point, Direction 180, Stepping Stone, Bayers Westwood Parent Resource Centre, Adsum House and the Single Parent Centre.

Megan Leslie will be on the Agricultural Campus on Thursday, March 19th 2:30 in Haley 112

The event is  hosted by Female Leaders in Academia and is open to any member of our campus, both male and female students and staff are welcome but please RSVP to sarah.stewart-clark@dal.ca if you plan to attend. Megan will be speaking about her experience as a female leader in Canada and will be sharing her personal journey to the current leadership position she holds as an MP for Halifax.