About Linda

Official Opposition Critic for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Elected as Member of Parliament for the riding of Edmonton Strathcona in October 2008
Member, Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Director, Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group
Appointed member, Science Pages Advisory Group, Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE)
Internationally recognized leader in the development and enforcement of environmental law
Former Chief of Enforcement for Environment Canada
Served as Assistant Deputy Minister for Renewable Resources with the Yukon government
Founded the Environmental Law Centre of Alberta
Served as an Executive member of the Environment Section of the Canadian Bar Association and on the Canadian Council of Environment Ministers committee on mercury emission standards for coal-fired power plants
First Head of Law and Enforcement for the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
Senior legal advisor to Indonesia, Bangladesh and Jamaica on environmental enforcement in programs funded by CIDA, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank
Previously a lawyer in private practice
Holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta and an LLM from the Dalhousie Law School
Past Vice president Sierra Legal Defence Fund (now ecojustice)
Former board member Alberta Clean Air Strategy Alliance and the Environmental Careers Organization (ECO Canada)
Recipient of many awards and tributes, including a 1989 YWCA Award of Merit, lifetime membership in the Preservation of Agricultural Land Association, the 1998 Award of Merit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the 2004 Emerald Environment Award and tributes from the governments of Canada, Indonesia and the Netherlands