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Amanda Myers is currently a student in her third year of studying Computer Science, Psychology and Business at Dalhousie University. Amanda is 21 and currently lives in Halifax. She grew up in Lake Echo and graduated from Dartmouth High School. At graduation, she was presented with the school’s Investment and Finance award.
As a young woman involved in politics, Amanda strives to represent and encourage a demographic otherwise poorly represented in Canadian politics. Amanda is particularly interested in the transit system and believes that a better transit system would reduce pollution and increase quality of life for everyone involved.
Both of Amanda’s parents come from Nova Scotia. Amanda is the first person, on both sides of her family, to have the opportunity to attend University. Amanda thoroughly believes in education as a means to increase quality of life and wants to make post-secondary education a reality for anyone who should have the desire to pursue it, regardless of their financial background.
Amanda is an active volunteer in her community. She has been a Commerce Student Ambassador two years in a row and also a Discover Dal Leader two years in a row. Amanda is particularly interested in helping new students become acquainted with the community. On many occasions her help has been extended to foreign students. Amanda believes that diversity enriches the lives of everyone involved and has many good friends of all different races, cultures and religions.
During the past Federal election, she worked for Elections Canada as a Deputy Receiving Officer. During her school elections she helped out as a poll clerk.
Amanda is currently treasurer of the Green Party of Nova Scotia. Amanda fully believes in the Green Party ideals of Fiscal Responsibility, Socially Progressive Policy and Environmental Sustainability, and it is these ideals that govern her beliefs and behaviour.
Amanda is running in this election primarily with the intention of giving green minded individuals the opportunity to show that we care about the environment – and she believes that we can show this support with our vote.
Amanda keeps an online blog of her experiences with elections at http://www.amandamyers.ca
Amanda can be reached at amyers<at>greenparty.ns.ca
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