Laila Goodridge was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election on July 12,2018.
21 Facts About Laila Goodridge
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Laila Goodridge was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Francophonie on June 23,2019.
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Laila Goodridge is currently the Conservative Party's shadow minister for addictions after serving as shadow minister for families, children and social development.
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Laila Goodridge first developed an interest in politics in high school when she read the platforms of every major Canadian political party; she settled on supporting what was then the Canadian Alliance.
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Laila Goodridge considered running as a Conservative Party candidate in the 2014 Fort McMurray-Athabasca by-election after Jean resigned as MP, but decided not to pursue the nomination.
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Laila Goodridge finished third behind Alberta NDP candidate Mary Dahr.
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Laila Goodridge was an active volunteer and staffer in conservative politics.
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Laila Goodridge was the former constituency assistant for Conservative Calgary Centre MP Joan Crockatt, and was an intern for Conservative Senator and former Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Josee Verner.
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Laila Goodridge was hired by Jean in 2016 to help with disaster recovery work following the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, then moved to Edmonton to work as a Legislative Outreach Assistant for the Wildrose and United Conservative Party.
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Laila Goodridge was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta during the Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election on July 12,2018.
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Laila Goodridge was re-elected to represent the constituency of Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche in the 30th Alberta Legislature in the 2019 Alberta general election on April 16,2019.
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Laila Goodridge remained neutral during the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, but welcomed the election of Pierre Poilievre as party leader.
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Laila Goodridge has helped Ukrainian refugee applicants arrive in Canada.
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Laila Goodridge was banned from entering Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
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Conservative Party officials said Laila Goodridge's appointment was necessary because the party did not want to divert resources away from the election to run a local nomination race.
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The Conservative Party's rules and procedures for candidate nominations allow party officials to alter or suspend rules if a general election is called, and Laila Goodridge's appointment was made on the first day of the campaign.
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An unsigned and anonymous letter from an unknown number of board members for Fort McMurray's Conservative Party Riding Association said they were "blindsided" and "appalled" when Erin O'Toole appointed Laila Goodridge to be the candidate.
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Laila Goodridge graduated from Father Patrick Mercredi Community High School, and was active in community and school theatre.
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Laila Goodridge spent several years working as a political adviser in Alberta's oil sands.
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Laila Goodridge is fluent in French and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean.
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Laila Goodridge was 38 weeks pregnant with her first son when she ran in the 2021 Canadian federal election.