MLA for Kootenay-Monashee and Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development, running again for the BC NDP.
Steve Morissette won Kootenay-Monashee for the BC NDP in 2024 with 52.04% of the valid vote, after six years as mayor of Fruitvale. In the legislature in 2026 he spoke for the budget, for bills on online driver licence renewals, freedom of information and safe access to places of worship, and for the K’ómoks treaty. His own motion asking the government to let small independent movie theatres serve liquor at mixed-age showings passed in May 2026.
A researched record of Steve Morissette’s 24 commitments, 10 dated actions and 10 public statements from 2026, with 4 news items. Most come from the legislature record, government releases and local reporting.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Steve Morissette
Steve Morissette is the BC NDP candidate in Kootenay-Monashee on Elections BC’s list for the general election of October 24, 2026. He won the district in 2024 with 10,202 votes, 52.04% of the valid vote, according to the Elections BC statement of votes. The Conservative candidate, Glen Byle, had 7,616 votes and the Green candidate, Donovan Cavers, had 1,785.
My Kootenay Now reported in November 2024 that he had served on Fruitvale village council since 2014 and was elected mayor in 2018, and that his resignation as mayor took effect on November 5, 2024. The government’s page for him says he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development in November 2024. Government releases in 2026 still name him in that role.
He chaired the legislature’s Special Committee to Review the Lobbyists Transparency Act. On April 22, 2026 he presented its report with 24 recommendations, and the House adopted it. Democracy Watch told The Tyee the recommendations would raise the risk of secret lobbying. In the legislature he also said he sits on the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
In September 2026 he told My Kootenay Now that he is against the proposed Record Ridge magnesium mine near Rossland, a project his own government has permitted.
His campaign page says that as mayor he led the building of a 37-seat daycare and a 31-unit affordable housing complex, and that Fruitvale adopted a plan to reach 100% renewable energy by 2050. My Kootenay Now reported in 2024 that he led the daycare and housing projects. The renewable energy plan is the campaign’s own statement, and voche.me did not check it against village records.
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.
24 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30
2026 · Public servicesIn progress
Mental health and addiction treatment in the 2026 budget
In the budget debate on February 19, 2026, Morissette spoke for the budget’s health spending, including $131 million for intensive treatment of complex mental health and substance use needs and new involuntary treatment beds.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names the amount and three communities for the beds. He gives no number of beds and no opening date.
What still needs checking
How many involuntary treatment beds open, and when?
In the budget debate on February 19, 2026, Morissette spoke for $634 million in new K to 12 funding over three years, including $167 million for the classroom enhancement fund for teachers, special education staff, counsellors and psychologists.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names the amounts. He gives no number of new staff.
What still needs checking
How many teachers and support staff does the money add in Kootenay-Monashee schools?
In the budget debate on February 19, 2026, Morissette spoke for $283 million over three years for skilled trades training, with the goal of doubling apprenticeship seats by 2028-29.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names the amount and the year. He gives no current number of seats.
What still needs checking
How many apprenticeship seats exist now, and does the number double by 2028-29?
In the budget debate on February 19, 2026, Morissette spoke for $330 million more for ChildCareBC to keep lower fees, and $25 million for child care on school grounds.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names the amounts. He gives no fee level and no number of spaces.
In the budget debate on February 19, 2026, Morissette said the budget plans a deficit that falls from $13.3 billion in 2026-27 to $11.4 billion by 2028-29. In September 2026 he told the Trail Times that major mining and forestry projects would put the province’s finances back in order.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He gives the forecast figures and years. They are the budget’s forecasts.
What still needs checking
Does the 2027 budget keep the deficit on this path?
Raise the first income tax bracket rate, with a larger tax credit
In the budget debate on February 19, 2026, Morissette spoke for raising the rate of the first income tax bracket by less than 0.6 percentage points, paired with a larger B.C. tax reduction credit. He said more than 40% of taxpayers would save.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names the rate change. The recorded vote index shows him voting yes on the budget bills. The savings figure is his claim and voche.me did not check it.
What still needs checking
What did a taxpayer in the first bracket pay in 2026 compared with 2025?
On March 4, 2026, Morissette spoke for Bill 6, which lets ICBC renew and replace simple driver licences online. He said the online service is expected to start in 2027.
On March 31, 2026, Morissette spoke for Bill 13, which lets a place of worship post a safe access zone that bans blocking, disrupting or intimidating people who attend. He said the zone is in most cases the building, its property and 20 metres around it, and that the law ends after four years unless renewed.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names the size of the zone. voche.me did not find his recorded vote on the bill in the vote index.
What still needs checking
How many places of worship post a zone in the first year?
Freedom of information changes and Connected Services B.C.
On April 21, 2026, Morissette spoke for Bill 9, which changes the freedom of information law and supports Connected Services B.C., one government website for applying to many programs. The vote index shows him voting yes at third reading on May 28, 2026.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He gives no cost or start date for Connected Services B.C.
What still needs checking
When does Connected Services B.C. open, and do response times for information requests change?
As chair of the special committee, Morissette presented its report on the Lobbyists Transparency Act on April 22, 2026, and moved that the House adopt it. The House adopted it. The report makes 24 recommendations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Tyee reports the recommendations would remove limits on hospitality to public office holders and make reports less detailed. voche.me did not check whether the government changed the law.
On April 22, 2026, Morissette spoke for the K’ómoks Treaty Act and asked all members to support it. The vote index shows him voting yes at second reading on May 20 and at third reading on May 28, 2026.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The treaty is a government bill. His speech gives no cost or date for carrying it out.
Liquor at mixed-age showings in small independent theatres
Morissette moved Motion M207, which calls on the government to let small independent movie theatres serve liquor during mixed-age showings. He opposed a Conservative amendment to extend it to all theatres. The House defeated the amendment and approved his motion on May 25, 2026.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The motion asks the government to act. voche.me did not check whether the liquor rules have changed.
What still needs checking
Has the government changed the liquor rules for independent theatres?
Morissette told My Kootenay Now in September 2026 that he is against the proposed Record Ridge magnesium mine near Rossland and supports the Save Record Ridge Action Committee, which went to court for a full environmental assessment. His October 2025 newsletter called the mine permit difficult news.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A position. He names no step the government would take to stop the mine.
What still needs checking
Would he ask the government to require a full environmental assessment?
Morissette told the Trail Times in September 2026 that housing policy changes had brought rents down every month for 26 months, and that he wants that work to continue. He named new affordable housing in Trail, Fruitvale and Rossland.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The rent figure is his claim. voche.me did not check it. He names no new housing measure.
On March 30, 2026, Morissette spoke in the legislature in support of rural colleges after visiting Selkirk College and College of the Rockies. In an interview published January 1, 2026, he said the government must work with colleges on new ways to pay their costs after federal limits on international students.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A position. He names no amount or funding method.
What still needs checking
What funding change for rural colleges would he support?
Morissette told the Trail Times in September 2026 that the government has major mining and forestry projects ready to go, and that they will help the province’s finances.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A position. He names no project, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which projects in the Kootenays does he count among them?
A government release on April 8, 2026 quotes Morissette, as parliamentary secretary, on a five-year forest licence for Box Lake Lumber Products near Nakusp.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release gives 445 truckloads of logs a year for five years. His quote gives no number.
What still needs checking
Does the licence lead to new jobs at the Nakusp mill?
A government release on July 20, 2026 quotes Morissette on $300,300 for the Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society to create a critical-metals hub.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release gives the amount. His quote gives no number or date.
The BC NDP platform page says the party is delivering 80,000 homes now, with an estimated 300,000 more over ten years. The page does not name Morissette.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text.
What still needs checking
Does Morissette repeat this plan during the campaign?
Recorded votes, his own motion and committee work where an official source names him. A government program is listed here only where a release quotes him.
Recorded vote, yes
Voted yes on the 2026 budget motion
The recorded vote index lists Morissette voting yes on the budget motion. He also voted yes at second and third reading of the two budget measures bills.
Scope, limits and sources
The index records his vote. His budget speech is in the transcript of February 19, 2026.
Presented the lobbying law review report as committee chair
Morissette presented the report of the Special Committee to Review the Lobbyists Transparency Act, with 24 recommendations, and moved its adoption. The House approved the motion.
Scope, limits and sources
The Deputy Chair, Kiel Giddens, named him as the Chair in the same debate. Democracy Watch criticised the recommendations, The Tyee reported.
His Motion M207 on liquor in independent theatres approved
Morissette moved Motion M207 on May 4, 2026 and closed the debate on May 25, 2026. The House defeated an amendment to extend it to all theatres, then approved his motion.
Scope, limits and sources
The motion calls on the government to change the rules. voche.me did not check whether the rules changed.
Voted yes on third reading of the K’ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
The recorded vote index lists Morissette voting yes at second reading on May 20 and at third reading on May 28, 2026, and no on a Conservative amendment at second reading.
Voted yes on third reading of the freedom of information bill (Bill 9)
The recorded vote index lists Morissette voting yes at second and third reading of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
He spoke for the bill on April 21, 2026. The index shows he voted yes on two amendments it lists as moved by Gibson.
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Speech
Budget debate speech
Morissette spoke for Budget 2026: health, K to 12 and child care spending, trades training, the deficit forecast and a change to the first income tax bracket.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
Policy dispute
Criticism of the lobbying committee’s recommendations
Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher told The Tyee that the recommendations of the committee Morissette chaired would increase the risk of secret, unethical lobbying. The Tyee reports the committee recommended removing limits on hospitality to public office holders and reporting gifts only once given.
Candidate or party response
The Tyee quotes Morissette only from his presentation of the report, where he said the committee heard about the workload for charities and non-profits. voche.me found no reply by him to the criticism.
Verified status and limits
The House adopted the report on April 22, 2026. voche.me did not check whether the government changed the law.
A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.
Interview
My Kootenay Now · Greg Nesteroff
Year in review interview
Morissette lists his roles and says rural colleges will be his focus in 2026.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
My Kootenay Now · Greg Nesteroff · January 1, 2026
His campaign page lists no events and no platform of his own, and its Latest link opens the party home page. His Facebook page showed a sign-in page with no readable posts, so nothing from it is used. No 2026 all-candidates meeting for Kootenay-Monashee was found. Speeches listed in the index that carry no policy content (members’ statements on museums, libraries, community events, wildfire awareness, Science Meets Parliament and others) were not added. Votes are taken from the vote index; the transcripts of those votes were not opened, except for Motion M207. His Treasury Board and Pacific NorthWest Economic Region roles come from his own interview and were not checked against an official record. The Fruitvale renewable energy plan, his work as Director of Operations for School District No. 20 and his years as a regional district director were not checked against official records. The rent figure he gave the Trail Times was not checked. Whether the government changed the liquor rules after Motion M207, or the law after the lobbying committee report, was not checked. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature’s 2026 speech and vote indexes, eleven 2026 transcripts where he spoke, five government releases that quote him, the government’s page on his role, his campaign page, the BC NDP platform and releases pages, his October 2025 newsletter, and reports by My Kootenay Now, The Tyee and the Arrow Lakes News.
His commitments on this page come from what he said in the legislature, in government releases and to reporters in 2026. His campaign page states no measures of its own. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date.
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05 / About this page
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Is this an official page for Steve Morissette?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Steve Morissette's own campaign.
What party is Steve Morissette running with?
Steve Morissette is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Steve Morissette currently hold public office?
Yes. Steve Morissette currently serves as Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development; MLA for Kootenay-Monashee.
How many sources does this Steve Morissette 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 Steve Morissette's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Steve Morissette 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 Steve Morissette 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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