MLA in Prince George-Valemount · BC provincial 2026
Rosalyn Bird
MLA for Prince George-Valemount since 2024, running again for the Conservative Party of BC, whose caucus she left from August 25 to September 22, 2026.
Rosalyn Bird won Prince George-Valemount for the Conservatives in 2024 with 9,018 votes, 55.19% of the valid vote. On August 25, 2026 she left the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. In September she helped start a new party, joined CentreBC on September 18, and went back to the Conservatives on September 22. The legislature still lists her as Independent, and Elections BC lists her as the Conservative Party candidate. In the legislature in 2026 she spoke on autism funding, northern health staffing, freedom of information, the budget and Highway 16, and her bill naming November Veterans and First Responders Month passed third reading.
A researched record of Rosalyn Bird, MLA for Prince George-Valemount since 2024, built from the legislature record, Elections BC, party pages and local reporting.
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01 / Introduction
About Rosalyn Bird
Rosalyn Bird is the Conservative Party candidate in Prince George-Valemount on Elections BC's list for the general election of October 24, 2026. Carol Bourque of the BC NDP is the other accepted candidate on the copy of the list stamped October 1, 2026 02:00:07 PM. She won the district in 2024 with 9,018 votes, 55.19% of the valid vote, ahead of Clay Pountney of the BC NDP with 5,709 and Gwen Johansson of the BC Green Party with 1,612, according to the Elections BC statement of votes.
Her member page on the legislature website says she joined the Canadian Forces in 1990 as a boatswain, became a resource management clerk, and was commissioned as a naval logistics officer in 2005. In a statement in the legislature on March 5, 2026 she said she served 23 years. These are her own accounts.
Conservative caucus releases named her Critic for Children and Family Development on October 1, 2025, and Critic for Community Safety on June 30, 2026. In February 2026 the legislature appointed her to the special committee reviewing the Lobbyists Transparency Act.
Global News reported that on July 29, 2026 she said she had been asked to step down so that the new leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, could run for a seat, and that she said no. On August 25 she left the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. In her written statement, quoted by Black Press Media, she said political parties "are vehicles for our values: they cannot be substitutes for them." She told CKPG she was unhappy with the lack of communication and direction in the party.
On September 4 she and four other former Conservative MLAs said they were forming a new party, the Rocky Mountain Goat reported. On September 18 she was one of the MLAs who joined CentreBC, according to Vista Radio and Victoria News. On September 22, after Findlay resigned as leader, she returned to the Conservatives. She told My Prince George Now that under interim leader Lorne Doerkson there has been a shift to more moderate policy priorities. The legislature's member record still lists her as Independent on 2026-10-01.
In the legislature in 2026 she asked questions on autism funding, the rural retention incentive for health workers, psychiatric beds in the North, security at a Terrace shelter, crime against businesses and the northern and rural homeowner benefit. She spoke and voted against the budget bill (Bill 2) and the freedom of information bill (Bill 9). Her own bill, the Veterans and First Responders Month Act (Bill M231), passed third reading on May 4, 2026.
In August 2026 she presented a proposal for an inland port and defence logistics base in Prince George to a City of Prince George committee. City Council later gave it support in principle, two local outlets reported.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
25 commitments shown · Checked Oct 1
2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge
Keep autism funding for children
In question period on February 23 and April 2, 2026, Bird asked the government why it is taking funding away from children with autism under its new model for children with support needs.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own questions in the legislature. She names no amount, number of children or date of her own.
What still needs checking
Would she restore the earlier funding model, and at what cost?
Restore the rural retention incentive for health workers
In question period on March 31, 2026, Bird asked the minister to reverse the cut to the rural retention incentive and extend it to northern communities. She said Northern Health was looking to hire 300 nurses.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own question in the legislature. The figure of 300 nurses describes the problem. She gives no cost or date.
Fill psychiatric beds at the Northern B.C. Therapeutic Community
On March 31, 2026, Bird said the Northern B.C. Therapeutic Community had 20 of its 45 beds occupied because of staff shortages, and asked the minister how she would make up the lost capacity.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own question in the legislature. The bed numbers describe the problem. She proposes no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
What would she ask the Province to fund for these beds?
On March 2, 2026, Bird spoke for Bill M232, a colleague's bill that would require monthly public reports on long-term care wait-lists and wait times in every health authority.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own speech for another member's bill. The bill names the reports. She gives no cost or date for building more beds.
In question period on March 3, 2026, Bird asked the minister to reinstate BC Housing funding for security at Joe's Place, a 40-bed emergency shelter in Terrace.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own question in the legislature. She gives no cost or date.
On May 26, 2026, Bird opposed the end of the northern and rural homeowner benefit. She said it means a $200 increase in property taxes for most homeowners outside the Lower Mainland.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own questions in the legislature. The $200 figure describes the change she opposes. She gives no cost or date for restoring it.
What still needs checking
Would she restore the benefit, and in which budget?
Oppose the 2026 income tax and sales tax increases
In the Bill 2 debate on March 9, 2026, Bird spoke against the higher rate on the lowest income tax bracket, the frozen tax brackets and the wider sales tax on services such as security. She voted against the bill at second and third reading.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own speech and her recorded votes. She proposes no tax rate of her own and no date.
In the Bill 2 debate, Bird spoke against ending the independent Office of the Merit Commissioner, which audits hiring in the public service. The vote index records her voting for Motion M203 on merit oversight on March 31, 2026.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own speech and recorded vote. She gives no cost or date.
In the Bill 9 debate on March 4, 2026, Bird said the bill weakens the right to get government records. She said refusal powers should have an objective test in law, independent approval and public reporting on how often they are used.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own speech. She voted against Bill 9 at second and third reading, according to the vote index. She gives no date.
In question period on April 16, 2026, Bird described repeated break-ins at a business in her district and asked when business owners will stop suffering from the government's policies.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own question in the legislature. She proposes no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which justice or policing measure would she support?
Follow through on findings about Highway 16 and human trafficking
In a statement on May 5, 2026, Bird spoke about human trafficking in northern communities along Highway 16 and said past findings and recommendations should be followed through.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own statement. She names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which recommendations would she ask the Province to act on?
In the Transportation and Transit estimates debate on May 7, 2026, Bird asked about safety on Highway 16 and whether the ministry plans to expand publicly funded transportation between northern communities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own questions in the legislature. She proposes no route, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Would she ask for a budget line for northern transportation services?
In the estimates debate on May 6, 2026, Bird asked whether the Province will treat passenger rail between Victoria and the Cowichan Valley as a priority.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own questions in the legislature. She proposes no route decision, cost or date.
In question period on April 28, 2026, Bird asked the Premier to say whether the Province has entered co-governance with First Nations. The vote index records her voting for first reading of a bill to repeal the provincial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own question and recorded vote. She proposes no measure of her own, cost or date.
Inland port and defence logistics base for Prince George
In August 2026 Bird proposed a combined site in Prince George: a Canadian Forces logistics base with reserve training, a national fire and disaster response training centre, and an expanded trade and customs zone at the airport. CKPG reports she estimated 500 to 700 permanent jobs. Her party candidate page lists the proposal as part of her record.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own words to CKPG. Most of the project needs the federal government. CKPG reports no timeline, cost estimate or commitment from senior governments.
What still needs checking
What would the Province pay for or decide, and when?
Bird introduced and moved Bill M231, which names November as Veterans and First Responders Month in British Columbia. The transcript records it passing third reading on May 4, 2026.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her own bill. She said it creates no program and no cost, so it earns no point on a scored issue.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Building, described as a plan to end the housing shortage and make life more affordable. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Bird.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Putting Patients First, on access to care and wait times. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Bird.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Safe and Secure, described as a plan to restore public safety and confidence in the justice system. The page does not name Bird.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
A party release of September 27, 2026 says leader Lorne Doerkson pledged that his government will never raise taxes on British Columbians. It does not name Bird.
Her bill naming November Veterans and First Responders Month passed third reading
Bird introduced Bill M231 on February 19, moved second reading on February 23, and closed debate at third reading on May 4, 2026, when the transcript records the bill as read a third time and passed.
Scope, limits and sources
The motion was approved with no recorded vote, so no member's vote is named. The party page says it had unanimous support; the transcript shows no standing vote. voche.me did not check whether the bill has become law (royal assent). The bill creates no program or cost, so it earns no point on a scored issue.
Proposal presented; City Council gave support in principle
Presented an inland port proposal to a City of Prince George committee
CKPG reports Bird presented the proposal to the City's Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs. My Prince George Now and PG Daily News report that City Council later offered support in principle.
Scope, limits and sources
A proposal presented earns no record point. voche.me did not open the City's own minutes; the document server returned HTTP 403.
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Speech
Second reading speech on Bill 9, freedom of information
Bird said Bill 9 lowers the standard from "without delay" to "without unreasonable delay" and widens the power to refuse requests, and said she would vote against it.
Bird spoke against the income tax and sales tax changes, the higher limit for reporting capital projects to the legislature, and the end of the Merit Commissioner's office.
Bird moved second reading of her bill naming November Veterans and First Responders Month, and spoke about volunteer first responders in northern communities.
Bird told My Prince George Now the election should not have been called while the municipal election is under way, and that under Lorne Doerkson the party has shifted to more moderate policy priorities.
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No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
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Reporting
CKPG Today
Bird proposes an inland port for Prince George
Reports her proposal for a combined trade, defence and emergency training site, her estimate of 500 to 700 permanent jobs, and that no cost or timeline has been set.
Reports her move to sit as an Independent and quotes her written statement. Black Press Media notes she did not address reports that she was asked to step aside for Findlay.
A former party regional director told CKPG her departure was a betrayal and that she did not consult her riding board. Bird told CKPG she was unhappy with the lack of communication and direction in the party.
Bird told the paper she spent five years helping build the Conservative Party and was now working on founding principles for a new party with four other MLAs.
Reports her return after an overnight caucus meeting, a day after she had said she would not run as a Conservative while Findlay and some others stayed in the caucus.
Sources checked October 1, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
My Prince George Now (Vista Radio) · Zachary Barrowcliff · September 24, 2026
No campaign website of her own was found on 2026-10-01; rosalynbird.ca and rosalynbird.com did not answer. The X account @RosalynBirdMLA linked from the party page returned HTTP 404, and the Instagram account rosalynbirdmlaofficial showed only a sign-in page, so nothing from either is used. Four Prince George Citizen articles (her departure, her new-party plans, the private investigator story, and OneBC's candidate) returned HTTP 403 and were not read, and the Internet Archive could not be reached. The party's candidate page labels her "Interim Conservative Party Leader"; the party's team page names Lorne Doerkson as leader and lists Bird only as the Prince George-Valemount candidate, so voche.me does not repeat that label. The party page also says she served as Official Opposition Whip and as critic for Citizens' Services and for Armed Forces Development and Veteran Affairs. voche.me has not confirmed these roles from an official record or a caucus release. Her military career comes from her own member page and her own statements; voche.me has not checked it with the Department of National Defence. The City of Prince George minutes for the August 10, 2026 committee meeting and the Council resolution on the inland port were not opened. Her 2025 speeches and votes were not reviewed; only the 2026 indexes were read. Estimates debates where she spoke were read only for her own questions. Whether Bill M231 has become law (royal assent) was not checked. All-candidates meetings in Prince George-Valemount, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. Nominations close October 3, 2026, so other candidates may still be added. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-01: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's member record, its 2026 speech and vote indexes, 18 transcripts from 2026 where she spoke, the party candidate, team, platform and news pages, two caucus releases, and news reports from August and September 2026.
Her commitments on this page come mostly from what she said in the legislature in 2026, plus her inland port proposal. No campaign website of her own was found. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date.
Named in the shadow cabinet announced by the Conservative caucus on June 30, 2026. Vista Radio reported she held this role when she left the caucus on August 25.
Her legislature member page says she joined in 1990 and was commissioned as a naval logistics officer in 2005. She told the legislature she served 23 years. This is her own account.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which of the questions you raised in the legislature in 2026 would you turn into a bill or a budget line if re-elected?
No response has been submitted.
What would the Province itself pay for or decide to move the Prince George inland port proposal forward, and by when?
No response has been submitted.
Would you restore the northern and rural homeowner benefit, and at what cost?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
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Is this an official page for Rosalyn Bird?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Rosalyn Bird's own campaign.
What party is Rosalyn Bird running with?
Rosalyn Bird is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Rosalyn Bird currently hold public office?
Yes. Rosalyn Bird currently serves as MLA for Prince George-Valemount.
How many sources does this Rosalyn Bird profile cite?
This profile lists 5 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Rosalyn Bird's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Rosalyn Bird in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Rosalyn Bird is running in?
The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
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