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Funding supports for rural B.C. kicking the can down the road
VICTORIA, B.C. - Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands has issued the following statement in response to government's announcement of $10M in funding for the Island Coastal Economic...
MLA Olsen tables amendments to Island Coastal Economic Trust funding
VICTORIA, B.C. - Today, Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, tabled an amendment to the North Island Coastal Development Initiative Trust Act (the Act). “The Island Coastal Economic...
Greens respond to Tseshaht First Nation findings
VICTORIA, B.C. – Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and a member of the Tsartlip First Nation has issued the following statement in response to Tseshaht First Nation announcing its...
B.C. Greens call for raise in shamefully low disability rates
VICTORIA, B.C. - With nearly a quarter of people with disabilities living in poverty in British Columbia, the B.C. Green Caucus is calling on the BC NDP to raise the shamefully low disability rates...
B.C. Greens propose four-day workweek pilot
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green Caucus is calling on the BC NDP to pilot a four-day workweek across the province. “It's time British Columbians had a better work-life balance,” said Sonia Furstenau,...
B.C. Greens respond to 2023 Budget
VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC NDP government’s 2023 Budget acknowledges the current challenges in British Columbia but fails to shape a better future for British Columbians. “It takes courage to make...
Furstenau responds to BC Coroner’s Illicit Drug Toxicity Report
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, BC’s Chief Coroner released their most recent report on illicit drug toxicity deaths. Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, has released the...
New Energy Action Framework lacks details
VICTORIA, B.C. – Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and member of Tsartlip First Nation has released the following statement in response to the BC NDP government granting an...
Furstenau calls on Health Minister to acknowledge systemic workplace issues for healthcare professionals and to embrace solutions
VICTORIA B.C. – B.C. Green leader Sonia Furstenau today called on Health Minister Adrian Dix to acknowledge the systemic issues facing healthcare in the North Island region and across BC, and to...