About Heather

“During the COVID-19 Pandemic, I have worked hard to get help for families, students, seniors, workers,  people living with disabilities, and small businesses in Edmonton Strathcona. Now it’s time to build  a diversified, new economy that creates jobs and prosperity for all Albertans.”
​— Heather McPherson

​“Coal mining is not the future Albertans want or need. Albertans need the federal government to stand up to the UCP and stop them from destroying our mountains, our water, our wildlife, and our land for generations to come.”

• Heather McPherson

Your MP

Heather has 25 years of experience in building strong communities locally, nationally, and internationally. Before being elected to Parliament, she was Executive Director of an organization representing Alberta not-for-profit organizations that work on issues relating to poverty reduction, human rights, environmental protection, and gender equality. She has a Master of Education from the University of Alberta and has taught around the world.
Edmonton Strathcona is Heather’s home and she is raising her family in the Argyll community. As a working mother, she knows what families in her community are facing as costs go up and life gets less affordable.
Heather is fighting for real solutions for families in Edmonton Strathcona and across Canada, including universal pharmacare, affordable housing, and good pensions. She is committed to tackling the climate emergency and creating good green jobs and clean public transit.

Working for You

Heather is the NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs and for International Development. She is Deputy Critic for Canadian Heritage and Deputy Whip for the NDP Caucus. She also serves as Vice-Chair of the Canada-Ukraine Friendship Association and the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association.
She has joined the fight to protect the Rocky Mountains and Eastern Slopes from intrusive mining operations by tabling a private member’s bills to ensure all new coal projects will be subject to federal environmental review.
Protection of public health care is a top priority for Heather, including expansion of coverage for mental health, dental and prescription drug coverage. She is focused on fighting back against attempts to privatize our health care here in Alberta and calling for federal harm reduction policies to address the opioid crisis. 
​Heather’s private member’s bill on post-secondary education would separate funding for the sector from the social transfer and create conditions for greater access for students and fairer labour practices for faculty and staff. In the 43rd Parliament, she pushed for emergency financial support for students during the Pandemic and for an extension of the moratorium on student loan repayments.
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 In Edmonton-Strathcona

Heather McPherson is the third generation of her family to live and raise her children in Edmonton Strathcona. 
Since she was elected MP in Edmonton Strathcona in October 2019, Heather McPherson has worked hard to represent the interests of her constituents and all Canadians. 
During the pandemic, Heather and her constituency office staff supported constituents who were struggling to pay their bills, keep their businesses operating, and bring their family members home from outside the country. They received hundreds of calls and thousands of emails. Heather hired additional staff to keep up with the volume of inquiries from many residents of Edmonton Strathcona about how to access the federal government's support programs. The constituency staff are regularly available to answer inquiries about COVID programs, issues with the CRA, seniors benefits, EI, student loans, and immigration. 

What's Heather Been up to?

Check out the latest Heather news here:  ​https://heathermcpherson.ndp.ca/news