▁for ▁BBC ▁World ▁television ▁and ▁BBC ▁World ▁Service ▁radio . ▁She ▁is ▁often ▁deployed ▁to ▁anchor ▁special ▁news ▁coverage ▁from ▁the ▁field , ▁including ▁major ▁natural ▁dis aster s . ▁Her ▁first ▁over se as ▁experience ▁was ▁with ▁Cross ro ads ▁International , ▁when ▁she ▁volunte ered ▁in ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Aud rey ▁Mc L augh lin ▁volunte ered ▁in ▁Barb ados ▁with ▁Cross ro ads ▁International ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Then ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁for ▁the ▁Y uk on ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Ch osen ▁as ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Mc L augh lin ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁major ▁federal ▁party ▁in ▁Canada . ▁She ▁led ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁Senator ▁Donald ▁H . ▁Oliver ▁went ▁over se as ▁with ▁Cross ro ads ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁comple ting ▁a ▁pla cement ▁in ▁Eth iop ia . ▁After ▁being ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Senator ▁Oliver ▁built ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁practice ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁lit ig ator ▁and ▁taught ▁law ▁at ▁several ▁univers ities . ▁Later ,