Elizabeth Weir
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"Elizabeth Jane Weir" is a lawyer and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. She was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick in 1988 and became an opposition voice to the New Brunswick Liberal Association/Liberal government, which held all 58 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Weir was educated at the University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario. She has taught at York University and the University of New Brunswick. Weir was first elected to the legislature in New Brunswick general election, 1991/1991 in the riding of Saint John South where she defeated the liberal John Mooney (NB politician)/John Mooney by only 78 votes [http://www.cbc.ca/nbvotes2006/riding/034/]. In 1995, the riding became Saint John Harbour (electoral district)/Saint John Harbour and she was re-elected in New Brunswick general election, 1995/1995, New Brunswick general election, 1999/1999 and New Brunswick general election, 2003/2003. During that time, she was the sole New Democrat in the legislature.

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Going out to every part of New Brunswick. I think especially to begin to work with young people and in the schools about fundamental changes that we need to make in how we use energy.

[Then, there is the immense challenge of the actual task she has embraced: To transform the thinking of an entire province of gas-guzzling, car-loving, fossil-fuel addicts.] We really have to make profound changes, ... I'm really looking forward to working hard and diligently . . . To make sure we can change our ways and fulfill our responsibility to future generations.

We really have to make profound changes. I'm really looking forward to working hard and diligently . . . To make sure we can change our ways and fulfill our responsibility to future generations.