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New Prosperity mine decision a win for the environment
PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 27, 2014 New Prosperity mine decision a win for the environment OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada joins the BC Green Party in welcoming today’s...
B.C. Green Party welcomes final report from Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Victoria, B.C. – The B.C. Green Party commends the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which for the first time describes the residential school program as cultural genocide....
Weaver calls for B.C. NDP and B.C. Liberals to release “cash-for-access” donor lists
VICTORIA B.C. – In the wake of the federal approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, is calling for John Horgan and Christy Clark to release...
B.C. Greens Candidate Michael Markwick organizes Walk to Save the Seawalk
WEST VANCOUVER BC -- B.C. Green Party candidate Dr. Michael Markwick (West Vancouver - Capilano) will hold a media availability tomorrow at his Walk to Save the Seawalk. WHEN: Saturday, February 25,...
Andrew Weaver welcomes new UBC sexual assault policy
VICTORIA B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, welcomed the news that the UBC Board of Governors accepted the school’s new sexual assault policy. Weaver introduced legislation, the...
Adam Olsen introduces bill to protect Indigenous sacred sites and heritage objects
VICTORIA, B.C. - Adam Olsen, B.C. Green Party spokesperson for the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, today introduced the First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act....
Furstenau introduces Private Member’s Bill to prevent waste from being dumped in quarries
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, B.C. Green Party MLA for Cowichan Valley and spokesperson for environment, introduced a Private Member’s Bill today that would prevent solid waste from being...
B.C. Green Caucus statement on Persons Day
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, B.C. Green Spokesperson for gender equality, issued the following statement in recognition of Persons Day. “On this day in 1929 the legal definition of ‘person’ was...
Chinook fisheries close as governments perpetuate policies at heart of crisis
VICTORIA, B.C. — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announced new fisheries closure measures for chinook Tuesday in an effort to save the at-risk salmon from disappearing from Canadian...