Anna Kindy

Kindy was born in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated from the University of Alberta's medical school in 1986.^[2] Early in her career, Kindy worked in remote Quebec contributing to underserved communities.^[3] 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.^[3]

In 1998, Kindy and her husband, Dr. Peter Olesen, a surgeon, moved to Campbell River to work and to raise their three children there.^[3] Since then she has gone on international missions in Guatemala and has specialized in addiction medicine.^[3] Tenets of her practice include informed consent, doing no harm, and upholding bodily autonomy. Her career in medicine has spanned over 35 years.^[3]

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.^[2]

She was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate on November 9, 2023 for the provincial riding of North Island.^[4] 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.^[5] This marked the departure of the North Island riding as a NDP stronghold riding since 2005.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8][9][10]

Kindy can be heard in a board meeting saying "what bodies?" in relation to alleged bodies found on residential schools.^{[citation needed]}