Garrison, Randall

British Columbia, Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca, New Democratic Party

Internationally recognized authority on social justice

An instructor in Criminal Justice and Asia Pacific Studies at Camosun College

Active member of neighbourhood and community organizations, serving as President of the Vic West "Y" and founding President of the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre

Served a three-year term on the Esquimalt Municipal Police Board

Coordinated the largest human rights observer mission for the United Nations referendum on independence in East Timor in 1999

Set up an ongoing peace-building project between Christian and Muslim communities in the Malukus, Indonesia, in 2002 for the International Catholic Migration Commission

Worked as policing researcher for Amnesty International in Afghanistan, resulting in the report "Afghanistan Police Reconstruction Essential for the Protection of Human Rights," published in 2003

Former Executive Director and long-time board member of Pacific Peoples Partnership, a Canadian-based international development NGO, in which he helped develop a First Nations youth internship program

Served for two years as the Director of Public Policy for the Government of British Columbia

Worked as a public policy researcher and assistant to the NDP Leaders in the B.C. Legislature, the Alberta Legislature and the House of Commons

Holds an undergraduate degree in History and an master’s degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia

Completed additional graduate work in economics, public policy development, and policing

Has published articles on decolonization, human rights, democratic transitions and policing in conflict zones

Has lived on Vancouver Island since 1977 and in the riding of Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca since 1986

Was the NDP candidate in Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca in the 2004 federal election when he finished second by a margin of only four percent

Currently lives in View Royal with his partner Teddy Pardede and their two poodles

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