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Harry Bains

Canadian politician

Summary

Canadian politician

Field	Value
name	Harry Bains
image	Harry Bains.jpg
birth_date
office	Minister of Labour of British Columbia
term_start	July 18, 2017
term_end	November 18, 2024
premier	John Horgan
David Eby
predecessor	Shirley Bond
successor	Jennifer Whiteside
assembly1	British Columbia Legislative
constituency_AM1	Surrey-Newton
term_start1	May 17, 2005
term_end1	September 21, 2024
predecessor1	Tony Bhullar
party	New Democrat

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = David Eby Harry Bains is a Canadian politician who was the Minister of Labour in British Columbia from 2017 until 2024. He was the NDP MLA for Surrey-Newton from 2005 until 2024. He is from a Jat Sikh Family family and has origins from Village Hardaspur, District Kapurthala Punjab.

Career

Bains has experience in education due to his service on the Kwantlen University College Board of Governors as board member and vice chair from 1993 and 1999. He has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.

Bains was an elected officer of Steelworkers-IWA Canada Local 2171 for over fifteen years. He has served most recently as full-time vice president of his local chapter, in which he led negotiations and helped in bargaining to improve workers wages and working conditions.

Critic roles

Bains served as opposition critic for the 2010 winter Olympic Games, Transportation and Infrastructure, forestry. Bains also served as Jobs, Employment, Labour and Worksafe BC Critic in the NDP shadow cabinet.

Election results

Personal life

Bains and his wife Rajvinder live in Surrey with their two children. He is an advocate for workers' rights and equality.

References

"Archived copy".
"MLA: Harry Bains".
[http://bcndpcaucus.ca/harry_bains/ About Harry Bains] {{Webarchive. link. (2006-06-27 New Democrat Opposition)
[http://harrybains.ca/about-the-mla/ About Harry Bains] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-10-11 Harrybains.ca)
[http://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/36th3rd/h0329P9.HTM Official Report of DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY] - MARCH 29, 1999

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