Lee-Ann Bates was born in the Interior and has called the Tri-Cities home for most of the past fifteen years.

As a single mother and business owner, she understands firsthand the pressures of housing costs, affordability, and navigating the education and health systems for a child with special needs.

She started working at a a young age and then began a career in commercial insurance while she also worked as a doula. Motivated by a desire to support individuals and families, she later trained in hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy and practised privately. She chose to leave the field due to concerns about the early sexualization of children, the growing influence of ideology in therapy, and the need to better support her own child’s education.

Today she educates her daughter at home, is self employed providing consulting, education support and traffic management services, serves as a volunteer on two boards (one focused on education and one on environmental issues), and is active in her local church.

Lee-Ann has stepped forward as an independent candidate because she believes the legislature needs more ordinary people who are willing to serve their communities by asking difficult questions, restoring transparency, and engaging in reasonable conversations on the hard and complex issues facing British Columbia today.

Having shifted from a left of centre viewpoint to a common sense, centre right perspective, she brings the ability to connect with moderate voters through logical, good faith dialogue.

She believes the government exists to serve the people of British Columbians - not the other way around.

If elected Lee-Ann will work with elected parties to represent the best interests of Port Coquitlam. She supports key platform promises from One BC and other parties working towards a better BC.

We are so blessed to have such amazing province and community. We can build a more prosperous BC together!