Sophia Stacey

Advocating for the inclusion of Canadian steel amounts in new, publicly funded manufacturing projects, and for responses to the US tariffs on the Canadian steel industry.

Promoting the value and contributions of the water quality industry to providing safe, clean drinking water in homes and industrial applications in communities throughout Canada. Advancing the discussion on training and credential recognition for certified professional water quality specialists.

Investing in research, development and fisheries science alongside critical fisheries infrastructure that is essential to the sustainability of the Pacific Halibut Fishery. United States tariffs or significant changes to catch allocations would impose significant damage to harvester revenue, affecting processing, local businesses, and coastal communities. The PHMA seeks to protect the current trade agreement with the United States. The Pacific Halibut Management Association of BC (PHMA) is engaging with the federal government to discuss made-in-BC solutions that protect the mobility of individual quota to allow B.C.’s integrated groundfish fishery to function with transparency of ownership, addressing concentration of access and the sharing of benefits and risks in the fisheries. Preserving the quota mobility that allows the integrated West Coast groundfish fishery to function. The Pacific Halibut Management Association of BC (PHMA) is engaging with the federal government to discuss made-in-BC solutions that protect the mobility of individual quota to allow B.C.’s integrated groundfish fishery to function with transparency of ownership, addressing concentration of access and the sharing of benefits and risks in the fisheries.

Seeking funding to support community-led interventions and stigma-reducing work related to HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Bloodbourne Infections.