Lisa Lachance
Lisa Lachance MLA is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Lisa Lachance | |
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| Critic, Finance and Treasury Board; Mental Health & Addictions; 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs; L’nu Affairs; Agriculture; Acadian Affairs; Advanced Education; and Communications NS. | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Labi Kousoulis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Heather Gass |
| Residence(s) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Lachance and her partner Heather Gass were one of the first same-sex couples to be legally married in Canada following Halpern v Canada (AG). Lachance is genderqueer and uses she/they pronouns. She is the first gender non-conforming MLA in Nova Scotia, and the third overall in the nation, joining Uzoma Asagwara and Estefan Cortes-Vargas.
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