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'''Ellis Ross''' (born 1965) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician who has served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of [[British Columbia]] since 2017, representing the electoral district of [[Skeena (provincial electoral district)|Skeena]]. A caucus member of [[BC United]] (formerly known as the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]]), he briefly served as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing in [[Premier of British Columbia|Premier]] [[Christy Clark]]'s [[Executive Council of British Columbia|cabinet]], and ran for party leadership in 2022.
'''Ellis Ross''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician who was first elected in the [[2017 British Columbia general election]] to represent [[Skeena (provincial electoral district)|Skeena]]. He was re-elected in [[2020 British Columbia general election|2020]] and as of May 2024 is entering his eighth year as a [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]].<ref name=AHN>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/liberals-win-new-seat-in-northern-b-c-in-tight-skeena-riding-1.4107458 "Liberals win new seat in northern B.C. in tight Skeena riding"]. [[CBC News]], May 9, 2017.</ref> He is a member of the BC United Party caucus. In Opposition, he has served as the Official Opposition critic for Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources, for Environment and Climate Change Strategy, and for Energy & LNG.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yuzda |first=Liza and Denise Wong |date=7 February 2022 |title=Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat |work=CityNews |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/02/07/kevin-falcon-bc-liberals-byelection/ |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>


== Career ==
==Biography==
Prior to his election to the legislature, Ross was the Chief Councillor for the [[Haisla Nation]]. In 2006, he signed a $50 million agreement with Kitimat LNG to build a liquid natural gas plant on one of the Haisla Nation reserves. Ross also did survey work for the [[Department of Fisheries and Oceans]], then went into business with his brother doing hand logging and salvage log beachcombing. He also ran a charter boat.<ref>[https://www.biv.com/article/2012/10/ellis-ross-executive-chief/ Ellis Ross: Executive chief]</ref> He was inducted into the [[Order of British Columbia]] in 2014.<ref>[https://orderofbc.gov.bc.ca/2014-recipient-chief-councillor-ellis-ross-kitamaat-village/ 2014 Recipient: Chief Councillor Ellis Ross – Kitamaat Village]</ref>
Born in [[Kitimat]] as the second youngest of seven children, Ross grew up on the [[Haisla Nation]] reserve in [[Kitamaat Village]].<ref name="NB220202">{{Cite web |title=Ellis Ross takes his prosperity plan to the next level |url=https://northernbeat.ca/profile/ellis-ross-prosperity-plan-bc/ |date=2022-02-02 |publisher=Northern Beat |first=Geoff |last=Russ |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref> He conducted survey work for the [[Department of Fisheries and Oceans]], operated a charter boat, and ran a hand logging and salvage log beachcombing business with his brother.<ref name="BIV121008">{{cite web |last=Bennett |first=Nelson |date=2012-10-08 |title=Ellis Ross: Executive chief |url=https://www.biv.com/article/2012/10/ellis-ross-executive-chief/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004191426/https://www.biv.com/article/2012/10/ellis-ross-executive-chief/ |archive-date=2017-10-04 |publisher=[[Business in Vancouver]] }}</ref> He and his wife Tracey have two daughters together.<ref name="NB220202"/><ref name="BCLeg42"/>


He became the Haisla Nation Council's first full-time councillor in 2003,<ref name="BCLeg42">{{cite web |url=https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members/42nd-Parliament/ross-ellis |title=MLA: Ellis Ross |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref> and signed a $50 million agreement with Kitimat LNG in 2006 to build a [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) plant on one of the Haisla Nation reserves.<ref name="BIV121008"/> He served in that role until his election as the Haisla Nation's Chief Councillor in 2011,<ref name="BIV121008"/> and was inducted into the [[Order of British Columbia]] in 2014.<ref name="BCLeg42"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/celebrating-british-columbia/honours-and-awards/order-of-bc/members/p-s |access-date=2024-06-10 |title=Members of the Order of British Columbia: P–S |publisher=Government of British Columbia}}</ref>
In 2017 Ross was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|BC Legislature]] for the riding of [[Skeena (provincial electoral district)|Skeena]]. The riding had previously been an NDP stronghold, with the [[BC NDP|NDP]] winning the riding in five of the previous six elections — the only exception being the [[2001 British Columbia general election|2001 BC Liberal landslide]]. Upon his election, Premier [[Christy Clark]] appointed Ross to [[Executive Council of British Columbia|cabinet]], where he served as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing until the NDP and [[BC Greens|Greens]] defeated the government on a [[Motion of no confidence|confidence vote]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northernsentinel.com/home2/a-good-day-for-kitimat/ |date= June 12, 2017 |access-date= June 12, 2017 |title=Ellis Ross appointed to Christy's cabinet |last=Leibel |first=Gerry |publisher= Northern Sentinel |location=Kitimat, BC}}</ref>


He ran in the [[2017 British Columbia general election|2017 provincial election]] as a [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal]] candidate, and was elected MLA for the riding of [[Skeena (provincial electoral district)|Skeena]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Liberals win new seat in northern B.C. in tight Skeena riding |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/liberals-win-new-seat-in-northern-b-c-in-tight-skeena-riding-1.4107458 |date=2017-05-10 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |first=Maryse |last=Zeidler |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref> The riding had previously been a stronghold for the [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]], with that party winning in five of the previous six elections — the only exception being the [[2001 British Columbia general election|2001 BC Liberal landslide]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=B.C. Votes 2017: Skeena riding profile |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/british-columbia-2017-election-skeena-1.3857408 |date=2017-04-17 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |first=Richard |last=Zussman |access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref> Upon his election, Premier [[Christy Clark]] appointed Ross to [[Executive Council of British Columbia|cabinet]] as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northernsentinel.com/home2/a-good-day-for-kitimat/ |date= June 12, 2017 |access-date= June 12, 2017 |title=Ellis Ross appointed to Christy's cabinet |last=Leibel |first=Gerry |publisher= Northern Sentinel |location=Kitimat, BC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2017-06-12 |title=B.C. Premier Christy Clark and cabinet sworn in |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/liberal-cabinet-picks-1.4157148 |access-date=2023-11-28 |publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> He finished his brief term as minister that July,<ref name="ClarkCabinet">{{cite web|title=Christy Clark Cabinet 2011-2017 |url=https://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/christyclarkcabinet.pdf |publisher=Legislative Library of British Columbia |date=2018-01-24 |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> following the Liberal [[minority government]]'s defeat in a [[Motion of no confidence|confidence vote]] on June 29.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-liberals-fall-non-confidence-1.4185005|title=B.C. Liberal government loses confidence vote 44-42, sparking either NDP government or election|date=June 29, 2017 | access-date=September 23, 2020 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> On the opposition benches, he served as critic for Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources.<ref name="NB220202"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-liberals-vow-to-prevent-reckless-spending-in-critics-announcement-1.3532503|title=BC Liberals vow to prevent 'reckless' spending in critics announcement|date=2017-08-03 | access-date=2024-06-10 |publisher=[[CTV News]] |first=Kendra |last=Mangione }}</ref>
Ross was re-elected an MLA in [[2020 British Columbia general election|2020]]. The next year he became a candidate for [[2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election|leadership of the BC Liberal Party]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/local-news/bc-liberal-leadership-race-a-qa-with-candidate-ellis-ross-4449380 |date= August 20, 2021 |access-date= October 4, 2021 |title=BC Liberal leadership race: A Q&A with candidate Ellis Ross |last=Staff |first=Kamloops This Week |publisher= Kamloops This Week |location=Kamloops, BC}}</ref> but was defeated by [[Kevin Falcon]], who won election to the Legislative Assembly in a [[Vancouver-Quilchena]] by-election.

Ross won re-election as MLA in [[2020 British Columbia general election|2020]],<ref name="BCLeg42"/> and was named Official Opposition critic for Environment and Climate Change Strategy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/local-news/bc-liberal-leadership-race-a-qa-with-candidate-ellis-ross-4449380 |date= August 20, 2021 |access-date= October 4, 2021 |title=BC Liberal leadership race: A Q&A with candidate Ellis Ross |publisher= Kamloops This Week |location=Kamloops, BC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004001946/https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/local-news/bc-liberal-leadership-race-a-qa-with-candidate-ellis-ross-4449380 |archive-date=2021-10-04 }}</ref> The next year he became the first declared candidate in the [[2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election|Liberal Party leadership election]] triggered by the resignation of [[Andrew Wilkinson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-liberals-leadership-campaign-set-for-2022-1.5929904|title=B.C. Liberals to choose next party leader in 2022 |date=2021-02-26 | access-date=2024-06-10 |publisher=CBC News |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref> He finished in second place on the fifth ballot behind winner [[Kevin Falcon]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/former-cabinet-minister-kevin-falcon-wins-b-c-liberal-leadership-race-on-5th-ballot-1.6341317|title=Former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon wins B.C. Liberal leadership race on 5th ballot |date=2022-02-06 | access-date=2024-06-10 |publisher=CBC News |agency=The Canadian Press |first1=Dirk |last1=Meissner |first2=Brieanna |last2=Charlebois}}</ref> and was named Official Opposition critic for Energy and LNG by Falcon.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Yuzda |first1=Liza |first2=Denise |last2=Wong |date=7 February 2022 |title=Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat |work=CityNews |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/02/07/kevin-falcon-bc-liberals-byelection/ |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>


In January 2024, it was announced that Ross had been nominated to become the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]'s candidate for the federal district of [[Skeena—Bulkley Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Ellis Ross leaves BC United to run for federal conservatives |url=https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/local-news/ellis-ross-leaves-bc-united-to-run-for-federal-conservatives-7299958 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Haida Gwaii Observer |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2024, it was announced that Ross had been nominated to become the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]'s candidate for the federal district of [[Skeena—Bulkley Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Ellis Ross leaves BC United to run for federal conservatives |url=https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/local-news/ellis-ross-leaves-bc-united-to-run-for-federal-conservatives-7299958 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Haida Gwaii Observer |language=en}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 10 June 2024

Ellis Ross
MLA OBC
Ross in Vancouver, March 2021
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Skeena
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded byRobin Austin
Personal details
Born
Ellis Benjamin Ross

1965 (age 58–59)[1]
Political partyBC United (provincial)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative (federal)
SpouseTracey Ross
Residence(s)Kitamaat Village, British Columbia
ProfessionIndigenous leader

Ellis Ross (born 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia since 2017, representing the electoral district of Skeena. A caucus member of BC United (formerly known as the British Columbia Liberal Party), he briefly served as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing in Premier Christy Clark's cabinet, and ran for party leadership in 2022.

Biography[edit]

Born in Kitimat as the second youngest of seven children, Ross grew up on the Haisla Nation reserve in Kitamaat Village.[1] He conducted survey work for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, operated a charter boat, and ran a hand logging and salvage log beachcombing business with his brother.[2] He and his wife Tracey have two daughters together.[1][3]

He became the Haisla Nation Council's first full-time councillor in 2003,[3] and signed a $50 million agreement with Kitimat LNG in 2006 to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on one of the Haisla Nation reserves.[2] He served in that role until his election as the Haisla Nation's Chief Councillor in 2011,[2] and was inducted into the Order of British Columbia in 2014.[3][4]

He ran in the 2017 provincial election as a BC Liberal candidate, and was elected MLA for the riding of Skeena.[5] The riding had previously been a stronghold for the New Democratic Party, with that party winning in five of the previous six elections — the only exception being the 2001 BC Liberal landslide.[6] Upon his election, Premier Christy Clark appointed Ross to cabinet as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing.[7][8] He finished his brief term as minister that July,[9] following the Liberal minority government's defeat in a confidence vote on June 29.[10] On the opposition benches, he served as critic for Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources.[1][11]

Ross won re-election as MLA in 2020,[3] and was named Official Opposition critic for Environment and Climate Change Strategy.[12] The next year he became the first declared candidate in the Liberal Party leadership election triggered by the resignation of Andrew Wilkinson.[13] He finished in second place on the fifth ballot behind winner Kevin Falcon,[14] and was named Official Opposition critic for Energy and LNG by Falcon.[15]

In January 2024, it was announced that Ross had been nominated to become the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate for the federal district of Skeena—Bulkley Valley.[16]

Electoral record[edit]

2020 British Columbia general election: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ellis Ross 5,810 52.06 −0.27 $47,839.99
New Democratic Nicole Halbauer 4,961 44.45 +1.16 $42,856.47
Independent Martin Holzbauer 389 3.49 – $0.00
Total valid votes 11,160 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 59 0.53 −0.05
Turnout 11,219 51.89 −10.87
Registered voters 21,621
Source: Elections BC[17][18]
2017 British Columbia general election: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ellis Ross 6,772 52.23 +9.02 $60,169
New Democratic Bruce Alan Bidgood 5,613 43.29 −4.42 $53,814
Land Air Water Merv Ritchie 580 4.48 –
Total valid votes 12,965 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 75 0.58 +0.03
Turnout 13,040 62.76 +6.91
Registered voters 20,779
Source: Elections BC[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Russ, Geoff (February 2, 2022). "Ellis Ross takes his prosperity plan to the next level". Northern Beat. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Bennett, Nelson (October 8, 2012). "Ellis Ross: Executive chief". Business in Vancouver. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "MLA: Ellis Ross". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Members of the Order of British Columbia: P–S". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Zeidler, Maryse (May 10, 2017). "Liberals win new seat in northern B.C. in tight Skeena riding". CBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Zussman, Richard (April 17, 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Skeena riding profile". CBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Leibel, Gerry (June 12, 2017). "Ellis Ross appointed to Christy's cabinet". Kitimat, BC: Northern Sentinel. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "B.C. Premier Christy Clark and cabinet sworn in". CBC News. June 12, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Christy Clark Cabinet 2011-2017" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. January 24, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "B.C. Liberal government loses confidence vote 44-42, sparking either NDP government or election". CBC News. June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Mangione, Kendra (August 3, 2017). "BC Liberals vow to prevent 'reckless' spending in critics announcement". CTV News. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "BC Liberal leadership race: A Q&A with candidate Ellis Ross". Kamloops, BC: Kamloops This Week. August 20, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "B.C. Liberals to choose next party leader in 2022". CBC News. The Canadian Press. February 26, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  14. ^ Meissner, Dirk; Charlebois, Brieanna (February 6, 2022). "Former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon wins B.C. Liberal leadership race on 5th ballot". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  15. ^ Yuzda, Liza; Wong, Denise (February 7, 2022). "Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat". CityNews. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Ellis Ross leaves BC United to run for federal conservatives". Haida Gwaii Observer. January 22, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  19. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
British Columbia provincial government of Christy Clark
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Rich Coleman Minister Responsible for Housing
June 12, 2017–July 18, 2017 		Selina Robinson
Rich Coleman Minister Responsible for Natural Gas Development
June 12, 2017–July 18, 2017 		Ministry Abolished
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