Thank you to Her Honour Wendy Cocchia, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, for Her Honorary Patronage. In addition, thank you to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, the Champions and the MLAs who joined us for SMP-BC 2026. Your engagement plays a key role in building connections between science and policy in British Columbia. See below for a full list of this year’s supporters.
Lieutenant Governor and Speaker
Honourable Wendy Cocchia
Lieutenant Governor
British Columbia
Honourable Raj Chouhan
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
British Columbia
Champions
Stephanie Higginson
SMP Champion
New Democratic Party
Ladysmith-Oceanside
Scott McInnis
SMP Champion
Conservative Party
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Jeremy Valeriote
SMP Champion
Green Party
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
Participant MLAs
Hon. Niki Sharma, K.C.
Attorney General and Deputy Premier
New Democratic Party
Vancouver-Hastings
Hon. Brenda Bailey
New Democratic Party
Vancouver-South Granville
Hon. Diana Gibson
New Democratic Party
Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Hon. Rick Glumac
New Democratic Party
Port Moody-Burquitlam
Hon. Kelly Greene
New Democratic Party
Richmond-Steveston
Hon. Nina Krieger
New Democratic Party
Victoria-Swan Lake
Hon. Bowinn Ma
New Democratic Party
North Vancouver-Lonsdale
Hon. Sheila Malcolmson
New Democratic Party
Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
Hon. Jennifer Whiteside
New Democratic Party
New Westminster-Coquitlam
Hon. Terry Yung
New Democratic Party
Vancouver-Yaletown
Rohini Arora
New Democratic Party
Burnaby East
Harman Bhangu
Conservative Party
Langley-Abbotsford
Rosalyn Bird
Conservative Party
Prince George-Valemount
Jennifer Blatherwick
New Democratic Party
Coquitlam-Maillardville
Lynne Block
Conservative Party
West Vancouver-Capilano
Susie Chant
New Democratic Party
North Vancouver-Seymour
Sheldon Clare
Conservative Party
Prince George-North Cariboo
Brennan Day
Conservative Party
Courtenay-Comox
Gavin Dew
Conservative Party
Kelowna-Mission
Sunita Dhir
New Democratic Party
Vancouver-Langara
Lorne Doerkson
Conservative Party
Cariboo-Chilcotin
Reann Gasper
Conservative Party
Abbotsford-Mission
Kiel Giddens
Conservative Party
Prince George-Mackenzie
Anna Kindy
Conservative Party
North Island
Heather Maahs
Conservative Party
Chilliwack North
Lawrence Mok
Conservative Party
Maple Ridge East
Steve Morissette
New Democratic Party
Kootenay-Monashee
Korky Neufeld
Conservative Party
Abbotsford West
Larry Neufeld
Conservative Party
Peace River South
Janet Routledge
New Democratic Party
Burnaby North
Ward Stamer
Conservative Party
Kamloops-North Thompson
Bryan Tepper
Conservative Party
Surrey-Panorama
Jody Toor
Conservative Party
Langley-Willowbrook
A'aliya Warbus
Conservative Party
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake
Donegal Wilson
Conservative Party
Boundary-Similkameen
