Ryan Stewart
Negotiator
B.C. General Employees’ Union
Burnaby, British Columbia
Ryan works as a negotiator for the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU). He has negotiated for workers in community social services, healthcare, hospitality, private postsecondary education and a Crown agency. Ryan is also an elected Trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education. As a rookie candidate in 2018, he topped the polls after standing up to a notorious transphobe. Ryan enjoys hiking, vegetable gardening, cheering for the Vancouver Canucks and making silly faces at his niece. He plays cribbage and disc golf. Ryan is married to Christine Leclerc and lives atop Burnaby Mountain, unceded Coast Salish territory.