Lək̓ʔəŋən [LEKWUNGEN] TERRITORY / VICTORIA, B.C. — The BC Green Party is proud to announce the candidacy of two more passionate, qualified leaders for the 2026 provincial election: Raj Sahota in Victoria-Beacon Hill and David Evans in Juan de Fuca-Malahat.
“I am so thrilled to welcome Raj and David to the team,” said leader of the BC Greens, Emily Lowan. “British Columbians are tired of choosing between a BC NDP that hasn’t delivered and a slew of conservative parties. David and Raj are stepping up for the people this government has left behind. They’re working to make sure everyone can afford a life here, and get the care they need, when they need it.”
Raj Sahota, candidate for Victoria-Beacon Hill, is a tenacious litigator and strategic negotiator, who for nearly two decades has been using the courtroom to fight for social justice. He runs a highly respected human-rights and personal-injury law firm, and has successfully litigated major class actions. He is a longstanding Board Member for the Pacifica Housing Advisory Association, one of BC’s largest non-profit housing and service providers, and is also passionate about coaching his kids’ youth soccer and basketball teams with a positive, emotionally-informed, and youth-centered approach. Growing up working-class in Esquimalt, Raj learned from a young age to stand up for himself and for those around him. He is driven by a strong desire to fight for the underdog, to give a voice to those who are suffering from an unfair system, and to stand up for the needs of the many over the profits of the few. In short, he fights bullies.
David Evans, candidate for Juan de Fuca-Malahat, was born and raised by a mill-working dad and a school trustee mum, and has lived on Vancouver Island since birth, with, in his words: “just a few misguided years off island!” David is a successful entrepreneur, developing a thriving community hub and café in 2007, employing 20 coworkers across 3 locations and passing the operations to a community co-operative in 2023. “Politicians have told us they’ve got our backs even as global corporations snatch value from the province, as inequality soars, as resources are squandered to the point of unsustainability, and as good paying jobs disappear,” said Evans. “I understand the realities of family, business, competition, and I know how to support community. Government needs to remember that it serves real people, not corporations.”
“There is a drought of political imagination from the establishment parties of British Columbia,” said leader Emily Lowan. “Raj and David bring the hope, and belief that things can be better to their communities.”
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