Edmonton Public Schools board chair stepping aside to run for federal NDP nomination
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Six years after first being elected as a public school trustee, former CBC journalist Trisha Estabrooks announced Thursday she wants to sit as a member of parliament in Ottawa.
Six years after first being elected as a public school trustee, former CBC journalist Trisha Estabrooks announced Thursday she wants to sit as a member of parliament in Ottawa.
Surrounded by supporters at a cafe on 124 Street, Estabrooks announced she is stepping down as board chair of Edmonton Public Schools to run for an NDP nomination.
Estabrooks wants to be on the ballot for the New Democrats in Edmonton Centre, a seat currently held by Liberal Randy Randy Boissonnault.
"If I am the candidate, I will make sure we do all we can to win this seat from the status quo, 'all talk, no action Liberals,' and protect it from going to the 'profits before people Conservatives.' I am all in," she told supporters.
Edmonton Centre has flipped between Boissonnault for the Liberals and James Cumming of the Conservatives in the last three elections but the New Democrats finished a close third in 2021.
Estabrooks' bio with Edmonton Public Schools says she is a mother of two and a strong advocate for anti-racism, reconciliation with Indigenous people and climate change solutions.
She intends to stay on as trustee for Ward D while she seeks the NDP nomination.
