Gary Coons

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Gary Earl Coons is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the North Coast riding of British Columbia, Canada. He currently acts as Critic for Ferries and Ports for the New Democratic Party of British Columbia opposition.

Coons is a former math teacher, having worked in the Prince Rupert area for 25 years. He was a teacher at Charles Hays Secondary School. He was also more recently the president of the Prince Rupert District Teachers Union, a local of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation.

While playing on a Western Ontario hockey team, Coons claimed a university league record for penalty minutes.