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Leila Harding was born into a naval officer's family in Nova Scotia but moved to Victoria as a child. As a young adult, she moved to Vancouver and worked for Fred Deeley Motors, where she had her first involvement with a union. She also volunteered on Tom Berger's MLA campaign. Not long after that she moved again – this time to London, England, where she worked for BC House (a trade organization) and was mentored in feminist ideals and community development by an activist friend.

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