She has served in key portfolios as the NDP’s Critic for Tax Fairness, Heritage, Official Languages and the deputy critic for Indigenous Services and Northern Affairs.

Niki works closely with First Nations and Métis communities in the fight for justice and true reconciliation. She is proud to work to bring together Indigenous peoples, labour, women, the LGBTQI2S+ community, and youth in the pursuit of justice.

Niki is a strong voice in Ottawa against corporate greed and for social, environmental and economic justice. She was first elected in 2008 and has been re-elected ever since.

Niki is born and raised in Thompson, Manitoba on Treaty Five Territory where she lives with her partner and two children.