“This land isn’t a backdrop to my politics – it’s my lineage, my responsibility, and the reason I’m running.”

Francis Racy was born and raised in northern B.C. and called Prince Rupert home for close to half her life. Her grandfather was Tsimshian from Lax Kw’alaams and her grandmother was Gitxsan. She carries that lineage as Ganeda, Frog Clan, of Wilp Luuxhon, and holds the hereditary name En nuu Ann Gaiwh. For Francis, the North is not simply where she lives. It is part of her identity, her responsibility, and a central reason she is running to represent North Coast-Haida Gwaii.

Since February 2026, Francis has served as Northwest Regional Manager for the BC Schizophrenia Society, leading mental health education programming and supporting Regional Educators across Prince Rupert, Terrace, the Bulkley Valley, and Haida Gwaii. Her work has given her a firsthand view of the pressures facing rural and northern communities, particularly gaps in healthcare, mental health supports, and social services.

Francis also brings direct front-line experience as a Health Care Assistant and Early Childhood Educator. Those roles gave her close insight into the needs of families, elders, children, and people navigating systems that are often stretched thin.

Land and water stewardship are central to Francis’s community work. She has built relationships with Indigenous leaders across Canada and internationally and is a founding board member of the Wilp Sustainability Forum, where she helps support governance rooted in Wilp member voice, Gitanyow law, and stewardship of the land and water.

Francis is also involved in local food sovereignty work and has supported poultry raising and livestock processing shared with family and community. Her broader record of community leadership includes serving as Chairperson of the Powell River BCSPCA Community Council and decades of involvement with the SPCA.

While continuing her community and professional work, Francis is completing a Bachelor of General Studies through Thompson Rivers University’s Open Learning program, with plans to pursue a Master of Education in Indigenous Education at UBC.

Francis is running because she believes North Coast-Haida Gwaii deserves representation grounded in lived experience of the region, its communities, and the challenges people face every day. She is ready to bring that experience to Victoria.

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