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1. 1. Elayne Brenzinger MLA

   www.elaynebrenzingermla.bc.ca/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/7/2004   Last Visited: 4/9/2005

   Elayne Brenzinger was first elected as the MLA for Surrey-Whalley in the general provincial election in 2001. Elayne currently serves on the legislative Select Standing Committee on Health and the Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.
   
   Previously Elayne was a member of the Caucus Health Committee, Asian Economic Development Committee, Leaky Condo Committee, Select Standing Committee on Education, which toured the province consulting with citizens, parent, teachers and educators concerned.
   
   Before becoming an MLA, Elayne was the Executive Director for the Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education (SAECE), a non-profit society that provides integrated preschool services to Surrey children with or without special needs. In 1991, Elayne joined the SAECE board of directors and in 1996 became the executive director.
   
   Prior to moving to BC in 1981, Elayne graduated from Seneca College and then attended York University towards a degree in Business Administration continuing at Simon Fraser University.
   
   Elayne worked for Manulife's Toronto head office as a Business Systems Analyst and for Xerox of Canada, as a System Coordinator on a Project Team for a "state of the art "major implementation.
   
   From 1981 to 1991, Elayne ran two home-based businesses, manufacturing children's clothes and computer systems consulting, while raising three children and pursuing her post-secondary education at Simon Fraser University.
   
   Elayne's community involvement includes: Director of the BC Association of Executive Directors; BC Association for Child Development Centres and Rehabilitation member; Surrey Chamber of Commerce member; and a member of the Parents' Advisory Executive Committee.
   
   Born in 1951 in Scotland , Elayne married Leo in 1981; they have three children. Elayne enjoys skiing, boating, tennis, camping, and traveling.

2. 2. Women's Campaign Schoool-graduates-00

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   Published on: 5/14/2003   Last Visited: 1/31/2004

   Elayne Brenzinger ran for and won her seat as MLA of Surrey Whalley for the BC Liberals in the 2001 provincial election. Elayne currently serves on Government Caucus Committee on Health. She is also a member of two Legislative Standing Committees: Health, and Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills.

3. 3. Brenzinger

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   Published on: 3/10/2004   Last Visited: 3/16/2004

   The experience of Nettleton and Brenzinger shows that some basic communication advice could be useful for up to a third of the Campbell caucus who may be considering following in their footsteps. A few dos and don'ts are offered here for those considering the leap.
   
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   Issue a clear statement on the reason for your decision.
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   Elayne Brenzinger, MLA, Surrey-Whalley, on her resignation from Campbell's caucus March 8, 2004
   
   It took 1,027 days from the date of the last election, but Brenzinger didn't mince words when she decided to escape Campbell's oppressive regime. The former Executive Director for the Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education no doubt had difficulty answering her former colleagues when they asked about the differences between what Campbell said in Opposition and what he is doing in government.
   
   Unlike Paul Nettleton who resigned over a specific issue, the privatization of large segments of BC Hydro, Brenzinger has leveled a broadside at Campbell. Community dreams "crushed under this administration", "disassembling of BC" and pressures to serve the "misplaced ideals of one man" are charges that project a very broad pattern. Words like that leave no room for reconciliation; they put heat on former colleagues to explain why they are willing abandon their constituents and represent Campbell's "secretive mandate" rather than represent the people who elected them.
   
   The Campbell government has trouble in the polls, is plagued with scandals, and is worried over who will next blow the whistle and cross the floor. Unlike cabinet, there is no oath of confidentiality or loyalty for members of caucus. It may be hard for Brenzinger to top her initial charges, but she is likely to have ample examples to illustrate her points. Can there be any doubt that she will fill in the details over the weeks ahead as Campbell's damage control attempts to write her off as an isolated malcontent?