Todd Doherty

Todd Doherty represents the large riding of Cariboo-Prince George in northern British Columbia as a Conservative Member of Parliament. His riding covers a vast geographic area including Prince George, Williams Lake, Quesnel, and the communities along the Fraser and Thompson river systems — resource-dependent towns, First Nations territories, and some of the most medically underserved communities in Canada. Doherty has been one of the most effective Conservative MPs on a specific and important file: mental health and suicide prevention, particularly in rural and remote communities. His private member's bill calling for a national suicide prevention strategy was supported across party lines and reflected genuine personal commitment to an issue that affects northern and rural communities at rates far higher than urban Canada. This is political courage — choosing a file that isn't politically convenient but is genuinely urgent. On the broader economic files facing northern BC — the forestry sector transition, resource revenue sharing with First Nations, rural healthcare access, and northern infrastructure — his Conservative platform provides a partial answer at best. Northern BC's forestry towns need federal investment in workforce transition programs, not just regulatory reduction. First Nations in his riding are pursuing their own economic development agendas that require respectful federal engagement rather than primarily resource extraction frameworks. He is a committed advocate for a large and complicated riding. His mental health work is a model for what opposition advocacy can accomplish when it is personal, persistent, and non-partisan.