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B.C. Green Caucus statement on proportional representation referendum
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, and Sonia Furstenau, spokesperson for electoral reform, issued the following statement on the beginning of the referendum on...
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...
International Year of the Salmon Reminds Us of the Need to Protect, Restore, Coordinate
VICTORIA, B.C. - B.C. Green spokesperson for wild salmon MLA Adam Olsen welcomes the launch of the International Year of the Salmon today. “Wild salmon continue to be a central feature of my policy...
Andrew Weaver statement on the Lunar New Year
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, issued the following statement in celebration of the Lunar New Year: “Today millions across British Columbia and around the world are...
Sonia Furstenau statement on Third Reading of the Environmental Assessment Act
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley and B.C. Greens spokesperson for the environment, responded today to the passage of the Environmental Assessment Act" “The passage of the...
B.C. Green Caucus statement on extension to Broughton government-to-government discussions
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, responded to the government’s announcement that they have extended negotiations with the ‘Namgis, Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis...
B.C. Greens welcome ALR report, urge government to act on house size restrictions and zone change
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green caucus welcomed the Ministry of Agriculture Advisory Committee’s agricultural land reserve (ALR) revitalization report released today. The Caucus emphasized that the...
B.C. Green caucus statement on final mobility pricing report
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...
B.C. Green Caucus responds to government’s speculation tax changes
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...