Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin


Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral district of Cumberland North.
Smith-McCrossin launched a bid for the leadership of the PC Party of Nova Scotia on February 6, 2018. Her leadership campaign is co-chaired by Halifax-businessman Rob Batherson and former Member of Parliament Scott Armstrong.

Early life and education

Smith-McCrossin was born and raised on a dairy farm in Linden, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dalhousie University in 1991 with a bachelor of science in nursing. She earned an executive MBA from Saint Mary's University in 2013.
Prior to her election to the House of Assembly, Smith-McCrossin owned and operated her own health care business.

Controversies

On April 18, 2018, Smith-McCrossin received criticism over comments describing Jamaicans as having a "completely different work ethic" and "very low productivity" because of consumption of marijuana, during a debate over legalisation. She claims to have based her comments on a conversation with a friend from her constituency, however, that friend refuted those comments as "completely inaccurate."
In July 2018, Smith-McCrossin received criticism when a former constituency office employee spoke out against they way she was treated while working for her. She claimed that " behaviour was extremely offensive", after allegedly breaching the employee's privacy by demanding personal health care information, and refusing to provide documented proof of her completed cultural sensitivity training.

Electoral record