Daniel Anderson (H.BA, M.A., M.T.) is a secondary school teacher and resident of the District of North Vancouver. First elected as a School Trustee in 2022, Dan has spent the past four years helping to govern one of the province’s most respected school districts.

In office, Dan has focused on strengthening core learning — tackling declines in literacy and numeracy — while ensuring responsible financial management. As chair of the Audit Committee, he led the rebuilding of the district’s strategic reserves and championed greater transparency in spending. He also introduced a successful motion to enshrine non-partisanship in the B.C. School Trustees Association’s foundational documents, underscoring his belief that education should always prioritize students over politics. Dan has been a vocal advocate for age-appropriate learning and limited screen use in classrooms.

Dan is equally committed to accountability beyond education. As spokesperson for the North Shore Neighborhoods Alliance (NSNA) — a coalition of eight community associations — he has worked to expose the soaring costs of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant and has called for both provincial relief and an independent public inquiry under Section 764 of the Local Government Act.

Dan moved to the North Shore in 1998. He played soccer throughout high school and graduated from Sutherland Secondary in 2009. Dan has a labrador retriever named Nietzsche who he loves to take on walks around his new home, in Lynn Creek.

Dan has been the associate director of the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children since 2014. During his time with the organization, he has focused on publishing papers aimed to improve classroom thinking. Dan has received over eight awards for his contributions to academia and Canadian education, including a 2018 SSHRC Canadian Graduate Scholarship, and the 2021 Wilfred Rusk Wees Fellowship.

Dan is turning his attention to municipal politics because he believes our community is at a crossroads. The systems that support us all are under strain, housing is slipping further out of reach for young people, and too many local decisions are being shaped by Metro Vancouver and distant powers in Victoria. For the past four years, Dan has fought for his community: now he’s ready to bring that fight, and his experience, to council.