Suzie Mah is Fighting for Students, Teachers, and Families.

Schools should be more inclusive, safe, and equitable for all.

My 30 years plus professional and personal experience give me a deep understanding of how our school board and schools work. As a teacher union activist, I have fought for the rights of teachers and protected the learning conditions for our students against cuts. I am a skilled collective agreement negotiator that has bargained both at the local and provincial levels. I have experience working on many school board committees, with trustees and officials, as an advocate to create policies that address sexism, racism, and employment equity.  As a teacher, I’ve taught in inner city schools and witnessed the effects of growing poverty and its effects on children’s learning. Finally, as an east side parent, I watched my own son go through a system where every year since 2002 there has been program and staffing cuts. I have an understanding from a parent’s perspective on how to advocate for support for children’s academic and emotional needs.

For me, COPE has always represented a people’s movement for the people. In today’s growing divide of rich and poor, it is critical to continue building a grassroots community that will challenge privatization and win back a fully funded education system that meets the needs of our students in every community.

We need to re-vitalize parent, staff, student, and community engagement in school board issues. Working with other Trustees, we can move forward in creating a school system where students thrive and where positive and democratic connections are made with parents, students, staff, and the community each school serves. Relationships matter.

By getting community involved in the school board, we can fight for, and win, the schools we need.

Suzie’s Goals

  • Advocating and achieving more funding for schools;

  • A universal meal program for all VSB students;

  • Implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action;

  • Addressing our planet’s climate emergency;

  • Taking a strong stance on anti-racism and non-discriminatory practises;

  • Supporting the visual and performing Arts;

  • Supporting democracy and citizen involvement.

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