Suzanne Anton
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The Honourable Suzanne Anton Q.C., MLA |
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Suzanne Anton
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| Attorney General of British Columbia | |
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Assumed office June 10, 2013 |
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| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Shirley Bond |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Fraserview |
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Assumed office May 13, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Kash Heed |
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| Born | 1952/1953 (age 64–65) |
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BC Liberal (provincial) Non-Partisan Association (municipal) |
| Profession | Lawyer, schoolteacher, politician |
Suzanne Anton, Q.C. (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian politician and the current Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election, Anton represents the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, which follows a career at the municipal level. She was appointed British Columbia's Attorney General and Minister of Justice on June 10, 2013. Prior to her political involvement, Anton was a lawyer and former prosecutor with the Criminal Justice Branch of British Columbia.
Anton has made public statements in regards to the murder of Maple Batalia, a Simon Fraser University student murdered in 2011, whose alleged murderer has been charged but still not tried as of 2015. The trial is expected to resume in January 2016.
Anton has stated that the pre-trial delay must be very difficult for to the Batalia family. She said the British Columbia government is committed to supporting families through the Crime Victim Assistance Program which provides financial benefits to help people recover from the impacts of victimization. She said that Crown counsel do their best to advance cases promptly and provide the accused with a fair and timely trial.
Born in Duncan, British Columbia, Anton graduated from Queen Margaret's School in 1970 and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Victoria. She went on to complete her Bachelor of Law from the University of British Columbia in 1979.
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