After legal articles, Don worked
at the Alberta Legislature as a Researcher for the NDP Official Opposition
Caucus. In 1990, he was made Executive Assistant to Alberta NDP Opposition
Leader Ray Martin. His duties included writing speeches, drafting
questions for Question Period, developing policy, and advising the
Leader on strategy and tactics. Don then worked on Glen Clark’s
campaigns and sat on the provincial Vancouver Kingsway Constituency
Executive for five years. He currently sits on the Vancouver Kingsway
federal Riding Executive.
A Progressive Voice
Don has demonstrated a long-standing
commitment to social justice. In the 1980s he was a volunteer for
Tools for Peace and other groups working with Central American progressive
movements. As a law student, he was active in Lawyers for Social
Responsibility, a national group for nuclear disarmament. He has
been a member of the NDP for over 20 years.
Experience and Expertise in Federal Issues
Through his legal training and experience as a labour advocate,
Don has gained extensive expertise in areas of federal and provincial law that are
vital to the economic interests and human rights of working people.
From taxation and bankruptcy matters to human rights, labour, occupational
health and transportation issues, Don knows how legislation is formed,
analyzed and applied in the federal arena.
