Devon is bisexual, genderqueer, and a steadfast supporter of LGBTQ2S+ rights. In 2019, they left a thriving legal practice at a Victoria law firm to work for the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Georgetown, Guyana. Guyana is the last country in South America with criminal prohibitions against same-sex intimacy. In her role there, Devon provided front-line legal advocacy services, conducted human rights trainings for government staff, and laid the groundwork for a prospective constitutional challenge to some of Guyana’s anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws.
Devon is a passionate advocate against designed-to-pollute business practices like planned obsolescence in consumer technology and fast fashion. She uses her social media presence to share clothing repair and maintenance tips, and regularly gifts her personal repair services to friends and family to keep textile waste out of landfills.
Meet Devon.
An activist and lawyer with years of experience in the NDP, Devon is a strong, committed voice with a record of fighting for progressive issues.
A life-long New Democrat, Devon worked on their first campaign as an NDP volunteer in 2005, and has been a consistent advocate for NDP candidates and values ever since. Since becoming involved with the Saanich-Gulf Islands NDP in 2015, Devon has been fighting for a strong, progressive voice to represent the riding in Ottawa. Devon is proud to put her name forward to seek the NDP nomination to run as a candidate in Saanich-Gulf Islands.
As co-founder of the AccessBC campaign, Devon successfully pushed to make prescription contraception free in British Columbia, helping more than 188,000 people across the province access free contraception since the policy came into effect. She has continued that work as the campaign’s national liaison, supporting similar campaigns across the country – including in Manitoba, which recently announced it would be making contraception free, and federally, contributing to the recent announcement that contraception would be included in a national Pharmacare plan. Their advocacy saw her named a Local Hero in 2023 by the Saanich News.
