28 Facts About Randall Garrison

Randall Garrison served as the party's critic for justice, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and deputy critic for National Defence.

Randall Garrison has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations as well as the Esquimalt Police Board.

Randall Garrison has worked as a policing researcher in Afghanistan with Amnesty International, on a Christian-Muslim peace building project in Indonesia for the International Catholic Migration Commission, and as co-coordinator of IFET, an international non-government human rights observer mission for the East Timor independence referendum in 1999.

In May 2010, Randall Garrison served as an international observer with the People's International Observers Mission in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao for the national elections in the Philippines.

Randall Garrison spent two years living in Yellowknife, working for the government recording vital statistics.

Randall Garrison moved to British Columbia where, at the age of 26, Garrison graduated from the University of British Columbia with a master's degree in political science.

Randall Garrison moved to Victoria where he worked within the BC provincial government as a public policy researcher and director.

In 1990, as a member of the Victoria Civic Electors, Randall Garrison ran for Victoria City Council but did not win a seat.

In 1999, Randall Garrison helped coordinate the International Federation for East Timor who acted as neutral election observer during the East Timorese independence referendum.

Back in Canada, Randall Garrison became a member of the Victoria and Esquimalt police board.

The next election did not occur until October 2008 and by that time Randall Garrison had moved back to Esquimalt and withdrew from the Vancouver Centre election.

Randall Garrison advocated for stricter targets of greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and passed a motion supporting a permanent ban on coastal drilling and tanker traffic in BC waters.

Randall Garrison lobbied to get the municipality to adopt a living wage policy.

Randall Garrison campaigned on supporting development of light rail and universal child care.

Randall Garrison was endorsed by the Conservation Voters of British Columbia.

Locally, Randall Garrison joined with fellow NDP MP Denise Savoie, provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly Rob Fleming, and local councillors, and the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce to advocate for federal and provincial funds to develop a light rail transportation system from Victoria to Langford, a system which had already had commitment from Victoria Regional Transit Commission, the Capital Regional District and the BC Transit.

Randall Garrison successfully fought the attempted deportation of a constituent through a public campaign to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney.

Randall Garrison introduced Bill C-509, "An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act " in October 2013.

Randall Garrison introduced a motion to implement an action plan via the federal government to save the remaining Southern resident killer whales.

Randall Garrison held the riding for the NDP but the party fell to third party status for the 42nd Parliament.

Party leader Thomas Mulcair appointed Randall Garrison to be the critic for national defence and LGBT issues.

In December 2015, Randall Garrison again introduced the private member bill An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code.

Randall Garrison introduced Bill C-247, an Act to amend the Criminal Code.

Randall Garrison introduced Bill C-203, An Act to amend the National Defence Act.

Randall Garrison introduced Bill C-226, An Act to amend the Employment Equity Act.

Randall Garrison reintroduced the text of his previous bill, C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, as Bill C-202 in the new parliament.

Randall Garrison reintroduced the text of his previous bill, C-203, An Act to amend the National Defence Act, as C-206 in the new Parliament.

On December 4,2024, Randall Garrison announced he would resign from Parliament, effective January, due to health reasons.