by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 27, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – The latest Coroners Service report revealed illicit drug toxicity deaths broke records for May of this year. Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has released the following statement. “There were 195 people who died...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 27, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today the B.C. Greens will introduce legislation to amend the Health Professions Act. The proposed amendments would allow for fuller regulation of counsellors, therapists, and social workers as part of a push for stronger social and mental health...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 27, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the BC NDP announced the Speculation and Vacancy Tax will be expanded to six additional communities in British Columbia. The BC Green Caucus has issued the following statement: “I am pleased to see an expansion of the Speculation and Vacancy...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 27, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – With mental health in decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, the B.C. Green Caucus is proposing a 12-month pilot project that would allow psychologists to become eligible providers of mental health services through government funded billing. This...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 25, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and a member of Tsartlip First Nation will visit Wet’suwet’en territory over the next five days and attend the Peace and Unity...