Marlene "Moo" Stanton - Member Statement

CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the incredible life of Dartmouth South resident Marlene "Moo" Stanton, who passed away recently after a brief illness. Marlene arrived in Canada from England by ship, chased by a German U-boat. Her life in Canada was remarkable. She was a soloist with the Ottawa Ballet Company, a model, a folk and tap dancer, a rug hooker, a traveller, a jazz fan. She was a journalist, as a writer, investigative reporter, documentary writer, and producer and assignment editor with the CBC in P.E.I. She also published her first novel in 2019.

Marlene was committed to democratic socialism and the NDP, and volunteered her time on many campaigns, including two of mine. She lived all over Canada, but we were lucky that she ended up here in Dartmouth, where as recently as this Summer she could regularly be found folk dancing on the waterfront.

Marlene's thoughtful wit will be deeply missed by her family and friends, including those of the Dartmouth South EDA, where she was a treasured volunteer. Please join me in marking the life of Marlene Stanton.