Christine Boyle

Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician in Vancouver, British Columbia, who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2018 municipal election. She is a member of OneCity Vancouver. She is a climate justice activist, United Church minister,[2] and community organizer.

Christine Boyle
Vancouver City Councillor
Assumed office
November 5, 2018[1]
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyOneCity
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia
Occupation
  • Activist
  • minister

Personal life

Boyle lives with her partner and children in Grandview–Woodlands.[3][4]

Activism

Boyle is a founder and director of the Self Care Project, focusing on fostering resilience for activists,[5] and Spirited Social Change.[6] She has been involved in Fossil Free Faith, an organization that encourages faith institutions to divest from fossil fuels. Due to their work, the United Church of Canada divested from fossil fuels in 2015.[7]

In 2015, Boyle traveled to the Vatican to participate in events surrounding Laudato Si.[8] She was also a delegate to the COP21 climate talks on behalf of the United Church of Canada.[9] In 2018, Boyle participated in a day of faith-based protests against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, BC.[10]

Election campaign

Boyle was motivated to run for office because of her commitment to "tackling the deepening wealth gap [in Vancouver], about ensuring that homes are for housing people rather than profits, and about deepening community engagement to build a better city together".[11] She ran alongside Brandon Yan after winning the OneCity Vancouver candidate nomination in June 2018.[12] Boyle won a seat on Vancouver City Council in October 2018 with 45,529 votes,[13] making her the first elected city councillor from OneCity Vancouver[14][15] and one of eight women on the ten-member council.[16]

Electoral record
2018 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate VotesElected
GreenAdriane Carr69,739Y
GreenPete Fry61,806Y
NPAMelissa De Genova53,251Y
COPEJean Swanson48,865Y
NPAColleen Hardwick47,747Y
GreenMichael Wiebe45,593Y
OneCityChristine Boyle45,455Y
NPALisa Dominato44,689Y
NPARebecca Bligh44,053Y
NPASarah Kirby-Yung43,581Y

References
  1. Fumano, Dan (November 6, 2018). "Collegiality reigns as Vancouver's new council starts work". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. "Christine Boyle joins CMUC as Minister of Community Life - Canadian Memorial United Church". Canadian Memorial United Church. December 16, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. "Christine Boyle for City Council - A Vancouver to Live and Belong In". christineboyle.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  4. "East Vancouver social housing and services hub goes to proposal stage". Star Metro Vancouver. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  5. "The Self Care Project". theselfcareproject.org. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. "Spirited Social Change | Change with Heart". www.spiritedsocialchange.org. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  7. Johnson, Pat. "Keeping the Fossil Free Faith". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  8. Perkins, Martha. "These two young activists are fuelled by faith". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. "Meet Our COP21 Delegates". The United Church of Canada. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  10. Boothby, Lauren. "Protesting pastors arrested at Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  11. "Why I'm Running - Christine Boyle for City Council - A Vancouver to Live and Belong In". christineboyle.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  12. "OneCity nominates Christine Boyle and Brandon Yan to run for Vancouver city council". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. June 16, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  13. Vancouver, City of (October 20, 2018). "Election results (unofficial)". vancouver.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  14. "Vancouver election: New Mayor Kennedy Stewart prepares to lead mixed council". Vancouver Sun. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  15. "Christine Boyle on new voices at Vancouver city hall | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  16. Kronbauer, Bob (October 21, 2018). "Vancouver just elected 8 women to City Council". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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