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Furstenau calls on Eby to lift persons with disabilities out of poverty
VICTORIA B.C. – Today, B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Fursteanu called on Premier Eby to raise the disability allowance to a liveable rate and to establish a clear and transparent strategy for...
B.C. Greens anticipate productive and collaborative approach from Premier Eby
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement in response to the swearing in of David Eby as British Columbia's 37th...
Furstenau appoints Lisa Gunderson as deputy leader of the B.C. Green Party
VICTORIA B.C. – Today, B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau formally announced that she has appointed Dr. Lisa Gunderson as deputy leader. Gunderson is an award-winning educator and small...
Statement: Furstenau and B.C. Children’s Hospital surgeon respond to Health Minister Adrian Dix’s update on the respiratory illnesses season
VICTORIA B.C. – B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau has responded to Health Minister Adrian Dix’s update on the respiratory illnesses season: “After two and a half challenging years, parents are...
Furstenau: David Eby must show leadership on addressing drug toxicity crisis
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the BC Coroners Service reported that 171 people died from drug poisonings in September of this year. Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley,...
Report on drug toxicity crisis too timid
VICTORIA, B.C. – The Select Standing Committee on Health has submitted its final report on the urgent and ongoing drug poisoning crisis in British Columbia. “Today’s report is a reflection of the...
Furstenau: This is a sad day for democracy
VICTORIA B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC Green Party and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, released the following statement on the disqualification of Anjali Appadurai...
BC Greens call for government to put money back into people’s pockets as gas prices break records
VICTORIA, B.C. – As prices soar at the pump and cost of living continues to rise, the BC Green Caucus is calling on the province to work with the federal government to introduce a windfall profits...
Furstenau: Human resources plan a positive step if fully implemented
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the Minister of Health announced a five-year health human resources strategy along with 70 recommendations to improve healthcare in British Columbia. Sonia Furstenau, leader...