Anna Kindy

Kindy was born in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated from the University of Alberta's medical school in 1986. Early in her career, Kindy worked in remote Quebec contributing to underserved communities.{{Cite web |title=Anna Kindy at Conservative Party of BC |url=https://www.conservativebc.ca/annakindy |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Conservative Party of BC |language=en}} In a unique twist, between 1989-1992, Kindy balanced being a family doctor in Port Hardy while also representing Canada by competing at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, in mogul skiing.

In 1998, Kindy and her husband, Dr. Peter Olesen, a surgeon, moved to Campbell River to work and to raise their three children there. Since then she has gone on international missions in Guatemala and has specialized in addiction medicine. Tenets of her practice include informed consent, doing no harm, and upholding bodily autonomy. Her career in medicine has spanned over 35 years.

At the time of her election to the legislature, she was a general practitioner with a focus on addiction medicine and had hospital privileges at Campbell River Hospital.{{cite news |title=Dr. Anna Kindy, Conservative Party candidate for North Island |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/2024-bc-votes/dr-anna-kindy-conservative-party-candidate-for-north-island-9618564 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |work=Times-Colonist |date=October 5, 2024}}

She was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate on November 9, 2023 for the provincial riding of North Island.{{Cite web |date=9 November 2023 |title=Dr. Anna Kindy Nominated in North Island |url=https://www.conservativebc.ca/dr_anna_kindy_nominated_in_north_island |website=Conservative Party of British Columbia}} She went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC on October 19, 2024, defeating NDP incumbent Michele Babchuk by 681 votes.{{cite news |title=Conservative Party's Anna Kindy wins North Island riding |url=https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/home/breaking-conservative-partys-anna-kindy-wins-north-island-riding-7599117 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |work=Campbell River Mirror |date=October 19, 2024}} This marked the departure of the North Island riding as a NDP stronghold riding since 2005.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-20 |title=Conservative Party's Anna Kindy wins North Island riding |url=https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/home/breaking-conservative-partys-anna-kindy-wins-north-island-riding-7599117 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Vancouver Island Free Daily |language=en}}

Kindy currently serves in the official opposition's shadow cabinet as the Critic for Health. Her main political priority is to ensure that emergency rooms are open 24/7.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=BC Conservative Party Candidate for the North Island answers tough questions |url=https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/local-news/bc-conservative-party-candidate-for-the-north-island-answers-tough-questions-7333103 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Campbell River Mirror |language=en}}

Despite being vaccinated herself against COVID-19, Kindy has protested against British Columbia's public health measures to combat the pandemic and has questioned the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-09 |title=Protesters gather outside legislature during B.C. throne speech |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/protesters-gather-outside-legislature-during-speech-from-throne-5042514 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Dr. Anna Kindy {{!}} April 23, 2022 |date=May 10, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bW1dMmzsyc |access-date=2024-01-17 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=LeBrun |first=Luke |date=October 20, 2024 |title=Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC's Wild Election |url=https://pressprogress.ca/meet-the-extreme-far-right-bc-conservative-candidates-who-are-now-legislators-following-bcs-wild-election/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=PressProgress}}

Kindy can be heard in a board meeting saying "what bodies?" in relation to alleged bodies found on residential schools.To date no bodies have been found at the Kamloops Residential School.{{cite AV media |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uzahQcs5dvQ |title=25 March, 2025 |date=March 25, 2025 |type=video |publisher=Strathcona Regional District |location=Campbell River |people=Fouladkar, Assad (director)}}

{{Canadian election result/top|BC|2024|North Island |percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|prelim=no}}

{{CANelec|BC|Conservative|Anna Kindy|14,100|47.10|}}

{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Michele Babchuck|13,461|44.90|}}

{{CANelec|BC|Green|Nic Dedeluk|2,397|8.00|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|29,958|100.00|–}}

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{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Elections BC|}}

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• [https://www.conservativebc.ca/annakindy Legislative Assembly of British Columbia website]
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