Burnaby North

Janet Routledge was first elected as the MLA for Burnaby North in 2017. 

Janet serves as the Government Whip. She previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Labour. 

For more than 30 years, Janet served the Public Service Alliance of Canada. She also represented workers on the federal Employment Insurance Appeals Board, and she was granted commenter status in the National Energy Board hearings on the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. 

Janet was a founding member of the Everywoman’s Health Centre and served for several years on its board of directors. 

She has been involved in many non-profits, including Co-Development Canada, which provides financial aid to workers’ organizations in Latin America, and Toxic Free Canada, an organization helping workers and environmentalists work together.