British Columbia & the Yukon

BC & the Yukon Electoral Region

This region will elect three Councillors.  


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All Candidates' Meeting (VIDEO)

  • Read Scott's Statement

    Scott Bellis

    Scott Bellis

    Scott Bellis

    Hi everyone. It’s been an incredible honour to represent the members in the BC/Yukon region the past three terms. I first joined Council full of curiosity and a willingness to help out somehow. Since then, as a Councillor, and as your Council President these past four years, I’ve seen firsthand the difference our Association can make for its members, and I believe in it more than ever.

    I’m running again to offer the knowledge and experience I know can help the next Council meet the challenges ahead. I want to find new ways to engage members and connect us from coast-to-coast-to coast, and I want help ensure that our members continue to receive respect and value for the art they make. But there’s more.

    Our community is beginning to open up again, but the effects of the pandemic will be felt within Equity for a long time to come. Covid-19 has hit Association finances hard. This past year, Council has planted the seeds that will help Equity recover – to ensure that it will be there when we need it. I’m asking for your vote so I can help those seeds grow toward a fuller future for all of us.

  • Read Alexandra's Statement

    Alexandra Lainfiesta

    Alexandra Lainfiesta

    Alexandra Lainfiesta

    There are a lot of new challenges and big decisions coming ahead for our association. We need an INTERGENERATIONAL and DIVERSE Council in order to lead a systematic change in Equity.

    I'm asking for your vote because it’s my intention to be a contributor to this community which has supported me since I arrived in Canada from Guatemala. I want to serve YOU and help make the decisions that will be determining the future of the current moving parts between Equity and ACTRA.

    The past eighteen months have hit our industry hard and Equity needs a team of Councillors that will help bring the association out of a financial setback, a team that will look at our current insurance plan and how it can work for ALL.

    I want to be there to protect the members who have been at the receiving end of “covert retaliation” for speaking against abuse. I want to be there for the immigrants currently in theatre schools, for those who due to not working the eight weeks required per year, can’t ACCESS INSURANCE, and for those who have been silenced by power dynamics that are specific to our industry. I’m here because I’ve been there.

  • Read Raugi's Statement

    Raugi Yu

    Raugi Yu

    Raugi Yu

    Hi everyone! Raugi Yu here. I am one of three Councillors representing the membership for the BC/Yukon region. It has been my privilege.

    For the past 4 years I have been on an amazing journey. Working with likeminded artists from across the nation, keeping our Association strong and alive. Listening to our membership, to hear your concerns and advocate for your rights and safety.

    I’m running again because we need to continue to have diverse voices at Council. There are experiences in our industry, in our communities that are unique to BIPOC artists. I can help bring those experiences forward. Being on Council, I have witnessed great acts of compassion, seen how people use their knowledge and intelligence in the most positive and healing ways.

    Live Theatre is opening up. We are working together in physical spaces again. It is exciting, inspiring and needed.

    I have also seen pain, fear and abuse in our communities. I have often felt alone. What I learned on Council is that together we can change it and eventually eradicate it. I’m asking for your vote so that I can continue to be part of the whole, where I can possibly make the most change.