On February 22,2023, Melanie Mark announced her intention to resign as MLA and cabinet minister, her resignation took effect April 14 of the same year.
12 Facts About Melanie Mark
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Melanie Mark received a diploma in criminology from a joint program offered by Native Education College and Douglas College, then went on to major in political science and minor in sociology at Simon Fraser University, earning a bachelor of arts degree in 2005.
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Melanie Mark received an advanced executive certificate from Queen's School of Business.
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Melanie Mark worked with the Native Court Workers' Association, Covenant House, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Hazelton as a summer student, and as the national aboriginal project coordinator for Save the Children Canada's Sacred Lives Project.
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From 2000 to 2006, Melanie Mark served as president of the Urban Native Youth Association.
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Melanie Mark is the co-founder of the Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre.
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In 2006, Melanie Mark received the YWCA Vancouver Young Woman of Distinction Award, and in 2015, she received the Chief Joe Mathias Leadership Award from the Native Education College.
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Melanie Mark became the first Indigenous woman elected to the Legislature of British Columbia.
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Melanie Mark created the Provincial Tuition Waiver program, which supports youth in and from the foster system to access post secondary education tuition free.
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Melanie Mark oversaw the creation of the BC Access Grant, which provides upfront, non-repayable financial assistance to low- and middle-income students enrolled in full-time studies at BC colleges and universities, as well as the elimination of fees for Adult Basic Education and English language learning programs and interest on provincial student loans.
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On September 28,2022, Melanie Mark announced that she would step down from cabinet in order to take medical leave, and was appointed a minister without portfolio.
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On February 22,2023, Melanie Mark announced her resignation as MLA and cabinet minister.