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Anna Mary McKenzie is the BC Green Party candidate for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island on Elections BC’s final candidate list for the October 24, 2026 provincial election. Her candidate profile, as carried by VoteMate, describes her as a Cree journalist, policy adviser, child and youth advocate, and mother who has lived in Nanaimo for many years, a member of Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and the mother of a Snuneymuxw child. It says she started as a youth worker, volunteered with Fostering Change, advises with Spotlight: Child Welfare, reported on birth alerts, holds a UBC bachelor’s degree in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, and serves on the board of tâpwêwin media.