Debra Toporowski
Debra Toporowski | |
|---|---|
| Qwulti’stunaat | |
 Toporowski in 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Cowichan Valley | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sonia Furstenau |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
Debra Toporowski is a member of British Columbia Legislative Assembly representing the British Columbia New Democratic Party for the riding of Cowichan Valley.[1]
Prior to her election as an MLA she was elected to two terms as a councillor in the municipality of North Cowichan, in 2018 and 2022, and was acting mayor at the time of her nomination as a BC NDP candidate.[2] She has also been elected five times as a councillor of Cowichan Tribes. Her mother is First Nations and her father is of Chinese descent.[3] Toporowski's Halkomelem name is Qwulti’stunaat.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "NDP's Debra Toporowski projected to win Cowichan Valley riding". CHEK. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Pynn, Larry (May 14, 2024). "Debra Toporowski takes NDP nomination in Cowichan Valley by acclamation". Six Mountains. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/votedebra4cowichan/
- ^ "Debra Toporowski is on your side in Cowichan Valley". BC NDP. BC New Democratic Party. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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