by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 9, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the BC Coroners Service reported the total number of deaths in 2021 due to illicit drug toxicity. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, has issued the following statement: “2021 broke records for the...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 9, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – In response to the announcement of policy reforms in the forestry sector today the B.C. Green caucus issued the following statement: “Our forestry sector, along with the forests themselves, have become very unhealthy and vulnerable over the past...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 9, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. — In response to today’s Auditor General report on contracted residential services for children and youth in care, Cowichan Valley MLA Sonia Furstenau has released the following statement: “The destructive legacy of the child welfare system in this...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 9, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement on B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth report Skye’s Legacy: A Focus on Belonging. “I was deeply saddened to read Skye’s story, though I...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 9, 2022 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Democracy in British Columbia moved a step towards increased accessibility for youth today with the introduction of the Elections Amendment Act, which lowers the age of optional registration to 16 years old. “The B.C. Greens made lowering the voting...
