by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 2, 2021 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. NDP government has announced $5 billion in income supports, tax relief and direct funding for people, businesses and services affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an unprecedented moment in time requiring an extraordinary response, and...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 1, 2021 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the province updated its mass vaccination plan announcing more than 415,000 British Columbians are to receive their vaccinations by the end of April. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Green Party and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 26, 2021 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the Premier announced government will continue the Site C dam despite an increased cost estimate of $16 billion. The decision to not cancel the project in 2017 and steps taken since then have resulted in disastrous cost escalations and...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 19, 2021 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA B.C. – B.C. Green leader Sonia Furstenau held a virtual town hall on the Site C dam project, highlighting the NDP government’s lack of transparency about safety issues and rising costs. By the end of the broadcast, 1,282 individuals had tuned in to the...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Feb 11, 2021 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Last year 1,716 people died of illicit drug overdoses in B.C., ending 2020 as the deadliest year for overdoses in the province. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, says an immediate, evidence based,...
