by Deepinder Dhillon | May 2, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Adam Olsen, B.C. Green Party spokesperson for transportation, released the following statement in response to Metro Vancouver’s final Mobility Pricing Study report. Olsen says statements by the Mayors’ that mobility pricing will be politically...
by Deepinder Dhillon | May 2, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, issued the following statement in response to the government’s announced changes to the speculation tax. “It’s a positive sign that this government is willing to listen to British Columbians and to make...
by Deepinder Dhillon | May 2, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, welcomed the announcement that Family Day will be moved to the third Monday in February beginning in 2019. Weaver spearheaded this change, introducing a Private Member’s Bill on this issue in 2017....
by Deepinder Dhillon | May 2, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green caucus and New Democrat caucus have formed a working group on proportional representation. The working group will be led by B.C. Green MLA Sonia Furstenau and New Democrat Bob D’Eith. The caucuses agreed to hold a referendum and...
by Deepinder Dhillon | May 2, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, today introduced a bill to protect Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs) and Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) from creditors. The bill, the Court Order Enforcement Amendment Act,...
by Deepinder Dhillon | May 2, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the BC Green Party, issued the following statement for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which begins today at sundown: “I would like to wish my very best to all those observing Yom Kippur. As the holiest day of the Jewish...