Marie Jean Laing (née Sprado; July 30, 1937 – March 24, 2023) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta[1] from 1986 to 1993.
[3][4] Laing represented the now-defunct southeast Edmonton riding of Edmonton-Avonmore for the Alberta New Democrats.
Before her election she was active in the peace movement, and served as the Executive Director of the Edmonton Sexual Assault Centre.
Something she was less known for, Marie also supported treating lesbian and gay people as full citizens who deserved equal rights, and also legal protection from those that thought otherwise, including some even in her own caucus.
After her time as an MLA, she began teaching and became the Executive Director of the WORTH Centre, which assisted women with addictions.