She also offers a solid professional resume and a clear understanding of the concerns and interests of Quadra residents gained over a lifetime association with the riding both professionally and personally.

“Deborah is well known as a realist. She works hard to find practical solutions to challenging problems and she will apply that common sense to her time in Ottawa.” – Pat Carney

Educated: Crofton House School, followed by McGill University (BA with Honors) and University of British Columbia (LLB, LLM).

Career: Lifetime career in law, beginning with the practice of commercial law in Vancouver. A full-time lecturer in commercial law at U.B.C.’s Sauder School of Business for the past 28 years. Recipient of the 2003 UBC Killam Teaching Prize

Family: Married to Peter Goldsmith with a home in Dunbar. Three children: Blair, Robyn and Fraser.

Community: Former B.C. President, Canadian Youth Hostel Association. Volunteer for the Canadian Diabetes Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Cancer Society and for the Salvation Army. Previously active with Brownies and Guides and field hockey.